haku.
A three-ply braid incorporating additional materials, used in making lei.
Meaning & usage
A three-ply braid incorporating additional materials, used in making lei.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ Proto-Oceanic *patu(ʀ) Proto-Polynesian *fatu Hawaiian hakubor. English haku Borrowed from Hawaiian haku (“to braid a lei”).
The yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi).
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Māori haku.
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