mahimahi

See also: mahi-mahi

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): [ˈma.hi ˈma.hi]
• 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^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 221