Pidgin, brah! What's the meaning of Kālua in Hawaii?
PRONUNCIATION: KAH-loo-ah
DEFINITION: to cook in an imu (underground oven)
USAGE: We goin kālua one pig fo da luʻau.
ENGLISH: We are going to cook a pig in an imu for the party.
Now that you know what Kālua means and you have the translation of Kālua 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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