okolehao
[ oh-koh-leh-HAH-oh ]
An 80
PROOF Hawaiian liquor made from a mash of the
TI plant. It's often subs
TItuted for rum and, like rum, comes in white (colorless) and golden versions. Okolehao is known on the islands as oke.
© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD LOVER'S
COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.