ʻōlapa

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === From ʻō- (simulative prefix) +‎ lapa (“to flash”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔoːˈla.pa/, [ʔoːˈlɐ.pə] === Verb === ʻōlapa(intransitive) to flash, to flare up (figurative) to rumble (of stomach) (astronautics) to lift off, to blast off ==== Derived terms ==== hoʻōlapa (causative) ʻōlapalapa (reduplicated form) === Noun === ʻōlapa dancer Any tree of the genus Cheirodendron, of which five species are endemic to Hawai'i. === Further reading === ʻōlapa in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.