kahuna

[ kuh-hoo-nuh ]

/ kəˈhu nə /

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(in Hawaii) a native medicine man or priest.

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Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1885–90

Big Kahuna Burger is a fictional chain of Hawaiian-themed fast food burger joints out in Los Angeles dreamed up by Tarantino.
The Secrets of ‘Pulp Fiction’: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About the Movie on Its 20th Anniversary|Marlow Stern|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That Tarantino never opened a real-life Big Kahuna Burger out in L.A. seems like a huge missed opportunity.
The Secrets of ‘Pulp Fiction’: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About the Movie on Its 20th Anniversary|Marlow Stern|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Which brings us to The Expendables 3—the big kahuna of boarding.
Why ‘Boarding’ Is Ruining Movies: Padding Blockbusters With A-List Cameos|Marlow Stern|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
NBCC president John Freeman made the introduction: “And now to announce the big kahuna…” The crowd hissed.
Stoned in Manhattan|Jane Ciabattari|October 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST

When a Kanaka has endured an injury he hires a kahuna to pray his enemy to death.
Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate|Charles M. Skinner
The kahuna tells him that his conduct has displeased some god or goddess and that he must die.
Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate|Charles M. Skinner
The sacerdotal order had its origin in Paao, whose descendants have always been regarded as the Kahuna maoli.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands|Charles Nordhoff
The Kahunaanaana and the Kahunalapaau have never been considered as belonging to the high caste of Kahuna maoli.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands|Charles Nordhoff
The many known examples of their criminal use inclines us to believe that these kahuna were rather poisoners than magicians.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands|Charles Nordhoff