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lanai¹

  • /ləˈnaɪ/
  • /lɑːˈnaɪ/

Rhymes with -aɪ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hawaiian lānai.

noun lanais

  1. Florida, Hawaii A Hawaiian-style roofed patio. ‘If they vomit in the lanai, that's for the butler to handle.’

Lanai²

  • /ləˈnaɪ/

Where it comes from

From Hawaiian Lānaʻi, probably from lā (“day”) + naʻi (“conquest”), usually taken to reference an occasion when the wayward Mauian prince Kauluāʻau supposedly brought order to the island by expelling its ghosts and demons.

proper noun Lana'i

  1. The sixth largest island of Hawaii, mostly privately owned. While in Hawaii, he [Elon Musk] has resided at places owned by the billionaire Larry Ellison on the island of Lanai.

    Similar: Pineapple Island

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"lanai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lanai. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lanai. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lanai

Chicago

"lanai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lanai.

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@misc{lanai_2026,
  title = {lanai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lanai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}