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How to pronounce“kahuna”in English

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In natural English speech, "kahuna" appears in contexts such as: "There's a cascade of dopamine. It's the big kahuna. It's in a sense a narcotic." And I just want to add one final thing here when we're adding up these pieces.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/kəˈhuːnə/

Syllableska·hu·na

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There's a cascade of dopamine.

It's the big kahuna.

It's in a sense a narcotic." And I just want to add one final thing here when we're adding up these pieces.

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Definitions of “kahuna”

noun

A priest or priestess of the traditional Hawaiian religion.

“They were kāhuna, practitioners of the old Hawaiian religion, apparently offering themselves as sacrifices to appease the gods so that the queen would be restored.”

noun

A great surfer.

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