akala

noun

aka·​la

ə-ˈkä-lə

variants or less commonly akela

ə-ˈkā-lə

plural -s

: a shrub or climber (Rubus macraei) of Hawaii with very large red or purplish raspberrylike edible fruit

Word History

Etymology

Hawaiian

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

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