pōpolo

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Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *polo; cognate with Maori poroporo and pōporo (Solanum aviculare), Tongan polo (“Solanum nigrum”) and Tuvaluan 'opolo (“capsicum”).[1] Skin color meaning comes from analogy to the color of its berries.

Noun[edit]

pōpolo

  1. black nightshade (Solanum nigrum).
  2. (slang, countable, sometimes pejorative) A black person.

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: popolo

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Polo”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden‎[1], Benton Family Trust, 2022

Further reading[edit]

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “pōpolo”, in Hawaiian Dictionary‎[2], revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN
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