ʻuala kahiki
Hawaiian
Etymology
From ʻuala ("sweet potato") + kahiki ("foreign").
Noun
ʻuala kahiki
- potato, Solanum tuberosum
References
- Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “ʻuala kahiki”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 362