Hawaiian Noun · Food
ʻuala
Pronunciation: /OO-ah-lah/
Meaning
Sweet potato, a staple crop.
Example sentences
Nui koʻu makemake i ka ʻuala kālua ʻia me ka kokoleka.
I really like baked sweet potato with chocolate.
Ua hoʻomākaukau mākou i ka ʻuala no ka ʻahaʻaina.
We prepared sweet potato for the feast.
Hāʻawi mai iaʻu i ka ʻuala mai ke kula ʻo ʻoe koʻu ʻanakē.
Give me the sweet potato from the garden, you are my aunt.
About this word
“ʻuala” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Sweet potato, a staple crop. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Food. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.