# Kilauea

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #62,256

## Definitions
1. An active volcano in Hawaii Island, (Big Island, Island of Hawaii) Hawaiian Islands, Pacific, Hawaii, United States.
2. A town near the eponymous volcano Hawaii, Hawaii, United States.

## Etymology
From Hawaiian Kīlauea, from kī (intensifying prefix) + lau (“many, much”) + ea (“to rise, go up, expand”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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