English
kalua
Kalua comes from Hawaiian kālua.
- Hawaiianmodernkālua
- Englishtodaykalua
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Hawaiianmodernkālua
- Englishtodaykalua
Every English word from Hawaiian kālua
Today it means
noun A traditional Hawaiian cooking method, using an underground oven called an imu.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hawaiian kālua / kalua