Hawaiian

Proper noun

Kalua

1. A female given name.
2. A male given name.
3. A surname​.

Usage notes

• The most common name of Hawaiian women in 19th century marriage records

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kalua is the only name of 208 women and 119 men in 19th century marriage records.

English

Noun

kalua ‎(uncountable)

1. Traditional Hawaiian cooking method.

Adjective

kalua ‎(not comparable)

1. Descriptor used for any type of food, notably pig, that has been cooked using the kalua cooking method.

Finnish

Noun

kalua

1. Partitive singular form of kalu.

Verb

kalua

1. Indicative present connegative form of kaluta.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of kaluta.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of kaluta.

Anagrams

• alkua, kaula, lakua