koae

See also: koaʻe

English

Etymology

Hawaiian koaʻe

Noun

koae

  1. (Hawaii) Synonym of tropicbird.
    • 2023, Gerard Fowke, ‎Nathaniel Bright Emerson, ‎David Kalakaua, The Story of Hawaii (Illustrated Edition)
      Then the koae, or tropic bird, was sent to Poliahu with the same message with which the others had been entrusted.
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