a Polynesian woman, esp. of Hawaii
Origin of wahine
Hawaiian or Maori, woman: for Proto-Polynesian form see vahinewahine
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wahine
also va·hi·ne
noun
- Hawaii A Polynesian woman.
- Slang A woman surfer.
Origin of wahine
Hawaiian from Proto-Polynesian fafineTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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