malihini
Americannoun
plural
malihinisnoun
Etymology
Origin of malihini
from Hawaiian
Example Sentences
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The 10-year-old Arizonan was taken out by “malihini,” a respectably difficult word on which to fall.
From Washington Post
He stumbled on "malihini," a Hawaiian word for foreigner.
From Reuters
Their very first caper, Malihini Holiday, traces a murder plot all the way from London to Waikiki.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gracefully the birdlike thing rose into the brilliant turquoise sky—that same sky which today so enchants the malihini—and as it tugged at the line, dipped, rose again and circled about, the thrill of it came down the cord to Maui's hands and his delight knew no bounds.
From Project Gutenberg
Me ka olioli pu I ka malihini hou— E aloha, aloha oe.
From Project Gutenberg
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