mahi-mahi

ma·hi·ma·hi

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mah-hee-mah-hee]
- /ˈmɑ hiˈmɑ hi/
- /mˈɑːhaɪmˈɑːhaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mah-hee-mah-hee]
- /ˈmɑ hiˈmɑ hi/

Definitions of mahi-mahi word

noun plural mahi-mahi the dolphinfish, especially when used as a food fish. 1
noun mahi-mahi dolphin (sense 2) 0
noun mahi-mahi A large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters. 0

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Origin of mahi-mahi

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Mahi-mahi

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mahi-mahi

mahi-mahi popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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