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, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 221