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hala

noun, adj — 2 senses

hala

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Hawaiian hala, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan. Doublet of pandan via Malay.

1

Pandanus tectorius, a screw pine native to Malesia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

hala

adj
1

Dialectal, Obsolete Embarrassed or ashamed.

  • Hack. Kiſs, kiſs her, Man; this Town affords ſuch every where; you'll hate the Country, when you ſee a little more; kiſs her, I ſay. Lolp. I am ſo hala; I am aſhamed.1688, Thomas Shadwell, The Squire of Alsatia:

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