kahuna
See also: kāhuna
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈhuːnə/
- Rhymes: -uːnə
Noun
kahuna (plural kahunas or kahuna)
- (Hawaii) A priest or priestess of the traditional Hawaiian religion.
- 2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 230:
- They were kāhuna, practitioners of the old Hawaiian religion, apparently offering themselves as sacrifices to appease the gods so that the queen would be restored.
- (surfing) A great surfer.
Derived terms
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈhu.na/, [kəˈhu.nə]
Noun
kahuna (irregular plural kāhuna)
Derived terms
- hoʻokahuna
Descendants
- → English: kahuna
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