- fat
- 1. As a human. Momona.♦ Soft and fat, pele, 'olo, polupolu, nenelu, 'uheke, 'a'alina, hīwa'awa'a.♦ Shaking with fat, 'ōlūlū, hōlule.Rare: mona, hakakai, mumuhu, lehēlehē, molulo, nuka, nanae, uhanui, ukaukai, hoko, mū'ou'ou, pawa, kāpele, pūhalalū, kūhākakai, hūhā, kū'i'o.See plump.♦ Overhanging fat belly, 'ōpū nui, 'ōpū kēkewe.♦ Fat person, “fatty,” nu'upē.2. Animal fat, food. Momona (uncooked); kelekele (cooked); kuhikuhi. Also: kōnāhua, niuniu, kōhi, kuhinia, liko, kōlikoliko, lololo, halalē, kāhā, kaikea, 'okukuli.
English-Hawaiian dictionary. 2015.