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prettygoodwordThis week, we'll double you. Which is to say: theme week of W's. Wah!
wahine - n., (slang) young female surfer.
Also, in Hawaii, a girl or young woman -- which is its original meaning in Hawaiian and Polynesian. But this seems to be the more generally known English usage. Angelcized with the last two vowels usually pronounced the same, as an English long ee, unlike in Hawaiian, where it's wa-hee-nay.
---L.
wahine - n., (slang) young female surfer.
Also, in Hawaii, a girl or young woman -- which is its original meaning in Hawaiian and Polynesian. But this seems to be the more generally known English usage. Angelcized with the last two vowels usually pronounced the same, as an English long ee, unlike in Hawaiian, where it's wa-hee-nay.
---L.
