mahimahi

American  

[mah-hee-mah-hee] / ˈmɑ hiˈmɑ hi /

Or mahi-mahi

noun

Hawaii.

plural

mahimahi

1. the dolphinfish, especially when used as a food fish.

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Etymology

Origin of mahimahi

Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1940–45

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• mahimahi vs. dolphinfish

Example Sentences

Lisa Stengel, from the United States, was named Up & Coming Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024, for her image of a mahimahi catching a sardine, in Mexico.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, powerful cabin cruisers speed out of Nassau, carrying tourists in pursuit of huge mahimahi, wahoo and marlin.

From Nature • Mar. 16, 2015

ULU Ocean Grill, which works with 160 island farmers, or feet-in-the-sand mai tais and mahimahi tacos at the Beach Tree bar?

From Time • Feb. 4, 2015

Felines feast on mahimahi, and staffers take them on “walks” along the nature trial on the grounds in strollers lined with lambswool.

From Time • Jul. 28, 2014

There's a lobby bar with a martini menu and a restaurant serving mahimahi.

From Time Magazine Archive