KAHUNA


Meaning of KAHUNA in English

n.

Pronunciation: k ə - ' hü-n ə

Function: noun

Etymology: Hawaiian

Date: 1875

1 : a Hawaiian shaman

2 : a preeminent person or thing : BIG GUN <the industry's big kahuna , with ⋯ 57 percent of the market ― A. E. Serwer>

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