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kukui

kukui

9.9
A hard round nut from a Hawaiian tree used for oil, food, and decoration
  • noun
  • /kuˈkuːi/
  • US
translation icon : nuez de kukui
  • The kukui nut is often strung into leis for special Hawaiian ceremonies.

Examples

  • Traditional Hawaiian dishes sometimes include roasted kukui as an ingredient.

  • Can you find a kukui seed on the beach?

  • The oil from the kukui nut was once used to light lamps in ancient Hawaii.

  • I love the taste of kukui nuts in my dishes.

  • The kukui nut is often strung into leis for special Hawaiian ceremonies.

  • Traditional Hawaiian dishes sometimes include roasted kukui as an ingredient.

  • The oil from the kukui nut was once used to light lamps in ancient Hawaii.

Compounds

kukui nut oil
  • US
9.2

A liquid from the nuts of a tropical tree that people use for cooking and for skin and hair

Surface Forms

kukui singular
kukuis plural

Etymology

Kukui comes from Hawaiian and names the hard 'candlenut' from the tree. People used the nuts for oil and light and also strung them into leis, so the nut is both useful and a traditional gift.