lanai

¹

[lah-nah-ee, luh-nahy]

noun

Hawaiian.

plural

lanais 

1. a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.

Lanai

²

Or La·na·'i

[lah-nah-ee, luh-nahy]

noun

1. an island in central Hawaii: no longer a globally commercial pineapple producer, but formerly the site of the world’s largest pineapple plantation. 141 sq. mi. (365 sq. km).

Lanai

¹

/ ləˈnaɪ, lɑːˈnɑːɪ /

noun

1. an island in central Hawaii, west of Maui island. Pop: 3193 (2000). Area: 363 sq km. (140 sq miles)

lanai

²

/ lɑːˈnɑːɪ, ləˈnaɪ /

noun

1. a Hawaiian word for veranda

Word History and Origins

Origin of lanai¹

First recorded in 1865–70; from Hawaiian lānai ”roofed structure with open sides, porch”