hoʻokuʻu

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === From hoʻo- (causative prefix) +‎ kuʻu (“to release”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔoˈku.ʔu/ === Verb === hoʻokuʻu(transitive) to release, to let go to expel, to send away to fire, to discharge Ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ʻo ia. ― He was fired. to flush (biology) to secrete === Further reading === hoʻokuʻu in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.