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[ kuh-hoo-nuh ] / kəˈhu nə /
noun(in Hawaii) a native medicine man or priest. Origin of kahunaBorrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1885–90 Words nearby kahunaKahn, Kahn test, Kahoolawe, Kahramanmaraş, Kahului, kahuna, kai, kaiak, kaibab squirrel, Kaieteur, Kaieteur Falls Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kahunaLong and earnestly the kahuna practised all the arts with which he was acquainted and yet completely failed. Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology)|W. D. (William Drake) Westervelt The death of Kohaokalani is attributed chiefly to the Kahuna. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands|Charles Nordhoff The many known examples of their criminal use inclines us to believe that these kahuna were rather poisoners than magicians. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands|Charles Nordhoff When a Kanaka has endured an injury he hires a kahuna to pray his enemy to death. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate|Charles M. Skinner
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