ʻuala kahiki

Hawaiian

Etymology

From ʻuala ("sweet potato") + kahiki ("foreign").

Noun

ʻuala kahiki

  1. potato, Solanum tuberosum

References
  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻuala kahiki”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 362
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