Where does “hoʻokae” come from?

hoʻokae (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hoʻo- — forms causative verbs; forms verbs of pretense;...

hoʻokae (Hawaiian): to despise, detest, treat with contempt or scorn

Definitions

  1. to despise, detest, treat with contempt or scorn

Ancestry of “hoʻokae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhoʻo-forms causative verbs; forms verbs of pretense;...
Every word from Hawaiian hoʻo-