pānakana

Hawaiian

Etymology

From English pandan, from New Latin, from Malay pandan. Doublet of hala.

Noun

pānakana

  1. any plant of the genus Pandanus; the screw pines

Synonyms

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “pānakana”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
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