okolehao

noun

oko·​le·​hao

variants or less commonly okolehau

ˌōkəlāˈhau̇

or okulehau

plural -s

Hawaii

: an alcoholic liquor distilled from ti or taro roots

Word History

Etymology

Hawaiian 'ōkolehao iron try-pot still, okolehao, literally, iron buttocks

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