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🧴 A hair liquid 🥕 An edible root 🌱 A ginger plant
awapuhi

awapuhi

1 9.9
A clear, fragrant liquid from the plant flower that cleans and softens hair
  • noun
  • /ˌɑːwəˈpuːhi/
  • US
: awapuhi
  • After a swim, he rinsed his hair with awapuhi to refresh it naturally.

Examples

  • She massaged awapuhi into her hair to leave it soft and fragrant.

  • Traditional Hawaiian remedies often include awapuhi for its gentle cleansing properties.

  • She used awapuhi to wash her hair.

  • The awapuhi extract smells wonderful.

  • In Hawaii, many people use awapuhi as a natural conditioner for their hair due to its fragrant and moisturizing properties.

  • The clear liquid extracted from the awapuhi flower heads is traditionally used by locals as a gentle shampoo.

  • After washing his hair, he applied awapuhi to enhance its shine and fragrance, a practice he learned from his grandmother.

Surface Forms

awapuhi singular
awapuhi plural

Etymology

Awapuhi for the clear liquid comes from the Hawaiian use of the ginger flower juice as a natural 'shampoo' or conditioner. That's why awapuhi means a fragrant, hair-softening liquid today.