mahimahi

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English

Noun

mahimahi (plural mahimahis or mahimahi)

  1. Alternative spelling of mahi-mahi
    • 1990, Hawaiian Archipelago and Johnston Island Exclusive Economic Zone, Proposed Marine Mineral Lease Sale: Environmental Impact Statement, volume 1, page 237:
      Tunas and other pelagic fishes, especially mahimahi and ono (wahoo), are known to congregate under drifting objects, such as logs.

Cebuano

Etymology

From English mahi-mahi, mahimahi, from Hawaiian.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧hi‧ma‧hi

Noun

mahimahi

  1. a mahi-mahi; a dolphinfish

Tokelauan

Te mahimahi (1).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ma‧hi‧ma‧hi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *masi-masi. Cognates include Hawaiian mahimahi and Samoan masimasi.

Noun

mahimahi

  1. mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus)

Etymology 2

Noun

mahimahi

  1. sting of a sunburn

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 221
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