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haupia

haupia

1 9.7
A Hawaiian dessert of coconut milk made thicker with starch, often served as a pudding or in squares
  • noun
  • /haʊˈpiːə/
  • US
: haupia
  • At the restaurant, the haupia was served chilled and cut into neat squares.
  • coconut haupia

Examples

  • For dessert, we enjoyed haupia, which is a delicious coconut pudding.

  • Coconut haupia is a popular dessert served at many Hawaiian luaus.

  • I happened to have had a package of haupia mix from a recent trip to Hawai'i, so I used it.

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  • I'm from Hawaii, and I agree that both Haupia and Mochi are great ideas!

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Surface Forms

haupia singular
haupias plural

Etymology

The word haupia comes from the Hawaiian word haupia, which means 'coconut pudding' made from coconut milk and thickened into a sweet, jelly-like dessert. So haupia in English is the coconut dessert you often eat at Hawaiian feasts.