humuhumunukunukuapuaa

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See also: humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa

English

Etymology

From Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌhumuˌhumuˌnukuˌnukuˌaːpuˈaʔa/

Noun

humuhumunukunukuapuaa (plural humuhumunukunukuapuaas)

  1. Either of two species, Rhinecanthus aculeatus and Rhinecanthus rectangulus, of triggerfishes native to the reefs of Hawaii.
    • 1933, “My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii”, Bill Cogswell, Tommy Harrison, Johnny Noble (music):
      I want to go back to my little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii / Where the humuhumunukunukuapua'a goes swimming by

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