Pidgin, brah! What's the meaning of Koa in Hawaii?
PRONUNCIATION: koh-ah
DEFINITION: The largest of native Hawaiian trees, with light-gray bark, crescent-shaped leaves, and white flowers in small, round heads. A legume with fine, red wood, a valuable lumber tree, formerly used for canoes, surfboards, calabashes, now for furniture and ukuleles.
USAGE: My unko wen make one beautiful koa bowl fo my graduation.
ENGLISH: My uncle made a beautiful koa wood bowl for my graduation.
Now that you know what Koa means and you have the translation of Koa in English. You can learn about Hawaiian Pidgin, sometimes called Hawaiian Slang, is a colorful and creative dialect from Hawaii that emerged from the many ethnic cultures attempting to communicate across their diverse languages. Some might call this a language barrier, but in Hawaii it became a recipe for creativity and self-expression. Like know more? Explore Hawaiian Pidgin History
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