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Pele

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From Hawaiian Pele.

proper noun

  1. The Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanos. When Hi‘iaka, Lohi‘au, and her companion began their return trip, the forty days allowed by Pele had passed. Most of Hi‘iaka’s chants during the homeward journey have a recurrent refrain of sorrow, for by now she had a vision of Pele’s treachery.
  2. A female given name from Hawaiian.

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name Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanos

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

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

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

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@misc{pele_2026,
  title = {Pele},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pele},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}