Hawaiian
proper noun
- Polynesian language
- member of a Polynesian ethnic group
- a native or resident of Hawaii
- from or relating to Hawaii
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /həˈwaɪ.ən/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki Hawaiian Hawaiʻibor. English Hawaii Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Hawaiian From Hawaii + -an.
- Descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
- Of or pertaining to the Hawaiian race, culture, or language.
- Of or pertaining to the culture of the US state of Hawaii.
- Of or pertaining to a resident of the US state of Hawaii.
name
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki Hawaiian Hawaiʻibor. English Hawaii Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Hawaiian From Hawaii + -an.
- The Hawaiian language.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki Hawaiian Hawaiʻibor. English Hawaii Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Hawaiian From Hawaii + -an.
- A descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
“He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain.”
- A native or resident of the state of Hawaii in the United States of America.
- A pizza topped with ham and pineapple.
“"A plain tomato cheese, two Hawaiians and a Coke," I told Greg, finally earning me a brief smile. […] Darrell paused to tear off a bite of ham and pineapple.”
“Faced with a choice between the Supreme, the Hawaiian [...], the Capricciosa or the Meat Lovers', the bogan will invariably gravitate to the meal most likely to induce a fatal disease.”