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Hawaiian Word of the Day: February 8th

Next time you order an ice cream cone, try asking for a kone 'aikalima – that's how we say “ice cream cone” in Hawaiian.

Next time you order an ice cream cone, try asking for a kone 'aikalima – that's how we say “ice cream cone” in Hawaiian. Sure, they are borrowed words, since Hawaiians of old didn't have any such thing as ice cream or cone.

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