kahuna
[ kuh-hoo-nuh ]
/ kəˈhu nə /
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noun
(in Hawaii) a native medicine man or priest.
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Origin of kahuna
Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1885–90
Words nearby kahuna
Kahn, Kahn test, Kahoolawe, Kahramanmaraş, Kahului, kahuna, kai, kaiak, kaibab squirrel, Kaieteur, Kaieteur Falls
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