Onion sense comes from the similar appearance of its tops.[1]
- IPA(key): /ˌʔa.ka.ʔaˈkai̯/, [ˌʔɐ.kə.ʔəˈkɐj], [ˌʔɐ.kə.ʔəˈkɛj] (rapid speech)
ʻakaʻakai
- Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, a type of slender grass once used for thatching houses in Hawaii
- onion, Allium cepa
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻakaʻakai”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 12
