kalua
noun, adjective
kalua is spelled K-A-L-U-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kalua means “A traditional Hawaiian cooking method, using an underground oven called an imu” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in kalua?
| Letters | 5: K-A-L-U-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kalua?
Kalua appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does kalua mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Hawaiian cooking method, using an underground oven called an imu.
adjective
- 1
Cooked using the kalua method.
kalua pig; kalua turkey
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kalua come from?
Borrowed from Hawaiian kālua.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).