Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvs., White, clear.

• Examples:
  • Ke keʻokeʻo mai o ka nalu, the whiteness of the (breaking) waves.
  • E ʻike ai ka mahi ʻai i ke keʻokeʻe (Kep. 91), the farmer sees clearly.
• Related:
  • Kālā keʻokeʻo, silver money.
  • hoʻokeʻokeʻo Caus/sim.; To whiten.
• References:
  • PCP tekoteko; cf. Marquesan tekoteko.

2. n., White muslim (usually followed by maoli, pia, or wai).

3. vs., Proud.

• Rare
• References:
  • PEP tekoteko.

• Related:
  • Kope keʻokeʻo. Café au lait, i.e. hot coffee served with an equal amount of hot or scalded milk.
  • Palaoa keʻokeʻo. White bread; see entries under palaoa.
  • Papa keʻokeʻo. White board, dry erase board; also papa peni kuni.

• Related:
  • Nile Keʻokeʻo. White Nile.

White, as cloth or paper; white, as fruit that is white. See kala keʻokeʻo.

Tuber universal throughout the Hawaiian islands, with white flesh and skin and a green vine with green wings. Used only for food, not medicine. (NP 126.)