koa

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See also ko'a, köa, and Koa

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English [edit]

A koa tree

Etymology [edit]

From Hawaiian koa.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

koa (countable and uncountable; plural koas)

  1. Acacia koa, a species of large tree in the family Fabaceae which is endemic to and common on the islands of Hawaii; or the wood of this tree.
    • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 59:
      As you get higher, native vegetation takes over, so a prospect might be framed by the dangling leaves of the beautiful koa tree, each leaf a gently curved, trembling sickle.
    • 2007 March 18, Anne Eisenberg, “How to Soften the Edges of Technology”:
      The outer frame is made of koa and maple.

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Anagrams [edit]

Hawaiian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *toa

Noun [edit]

koa

  1. warrior
  2. koa (tree)

Verb [edit]

koa

  1. (stative) to be brave, military

Derived terms [edit]

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