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huhu

British  
/ ˈhuːhuː /

noun

  1. a New Zealand beetle, Prionoplus reticularis, with a hairy body

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of huhu

Māori

Example Sentences

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A no ka haohao o ke Alii i ka hoi ole aku o kona mau koa alaila he mea e ka huhu o ke Alii.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

I mai la o Aiwohikupua me ka leo huhu, "I nahea makou i ike ai he kaikamahine kau?"

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

Ia manawa no a Hinaikamalama a haiolelo la, alaila ua hoopihaia o Poliahu i ka huhu wela, o kona hoi no ia i Maunakea a hiki i keia la.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

I aku o Aiwohikupua, "No ko punalua keia anu, ua huhu paha ia kaua, nolaila, aahu ae la ia i ke kapa hau ona, nolaila na anu."

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

Ia manawa, hookaawaleia ae la kona huhu mai ona aku, a paniia iho la ka hilahila a me ka maka'u ma ka hakahaka o ka huhu.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

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