kalua

See also: Kalua and kālua

English

Etymology

From Hawaiian kālua.

Noun

kalua (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Hawaiian cooking method, using an underground oven called an imu.

Derived terms

Adjective

kalua (not comparable)

  1. Cooked using the kalua method.
    kalua pig; kalua turkey

Finnish

Noun

kalua

  1. partitive singular of kalu

Verb

kalua

  1. inflection of kaluta:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

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Sundanese

Etymology

Perhaps from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā, “candy, confection”)

Noun

kalua (Sundanese script ᮊᮜᮥᮃ)

  1. candied fruit

Further reading

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