hoʻomāʻona

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hoʻo- (causative prefix) +‎ māʻona (“satisfied from eating”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔo.maːˈʔo.na/, [ˌho.ʔo.maːˈʔo.nə]

Verb

hoʻomāʻona

  1. to eat one's fill
  2. to feed until satiety

Further reading

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