hoʻokoʻokoʻo

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hoʻo- (causative prefix) +‎ koʻokoʻo (“staff”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔoˌko.ʔoˈko.ʔo/

Verb

hoʻokoʻokoʻo(transitive)

  1. to push
  2. to resist
  3. to brace, to lean back and brace oneself

Further reading

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