halehale

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Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplication of hale (house). Compare Maori wharewhare (overhanging).

Pronunciation

Verb

halehale(stative)

  1. towering
  2. cavernous

Noun

halehale

  1. (figurative) emptiness, hunger

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