ʻawa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "awa"

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kawa (“bitter ginger; bitter; kava”).

Noun

ʻawa

1. kava (Piper methysticum)
2. kava, a beverage derived from the kava plant
3. sourness, bitterness

Related terms

• ʻawaʻawa

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻawa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 33-4