ahi

[ ah-hee ]

/ ˈɑ hi /

noun

yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.

Nearby words

ahemeral, ahern, ahf, ahg, ahha, ahi, ahidjo, ahiezer, ahimaaz, ahimelech, ahimsa

Origin of ahi

First recorded in 1930–35, ahi is from the Hawaiian word ‘ahi

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Examples from the Web for ahi

It was impersonated as Ahi or Vritra, the snake demon which brings darkness and drives away the kindly rain.
The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. II (of 2)|W. Crooke
But Sir J. Lubbock admits “asi” is the same word as “ahi,” and if “ahi” denotes light and heat, it also signifies fire.
Tradition|John Francis Arundell
The Maori explained that it was an ahi tapu, a sacred fire, used in the Hauhau war-rites.
The adventures of Kimble Bent|James Cowan
The old weather god was Indra, who wars with Vritra or Ahi, the dragon demon of drought, whom he compels to dispense the rain.
The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. I (of 2)|W. Crooke

A, muchachos, ahi estan los quesos duros que trajimos de sobornal?
The Gegence; A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua|Daniel G. Brinton

British Dictionary definitions for ahi

ahi

/ (ˈɑːhiː) /

noun

another name for yellowfin tuna

Word Origin for ahi

Hawaiian

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