honolulu

Questions about honolulu

What does honolulu mean?

honolulu means "the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu".

How many syllables are in honolulu?

honolulu has 4 syllables: ho-no-lu-lu. The stress falls on "lu". In IPA it is /ˌhɑnəˈlulu/.

What is another word for honolulu?

Close synonyms include capital of Hawaii, Hawaiian capital. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is honolulu a common word?

honolulu is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.