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ahi

ahi

4 6.2
A large tuna often served raw in sushi or grilled
  • noun
  • /ˈɑːhi/
: ahi
  • I'm doing seared ahi tuna steaks, a salad, and red wine.

Examples

  • Tru says Ahi tuna's incredible here.

  • At the sushi bar, I ordered a spicy ahi tuna roll topped with avocado.

  • Like so part of that Chinese New Year tradition a lot of times is Ahi and the flesh is just bright beautiful red.

  • I like tuna enough to name my boat The Ahi.

  • And you asked me how to marinate ahi tuna... and I said, "All you need is Italian salad dressing."

  • These specials can range from ahi tuna to black Angus New York strip steak.

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  • Whether you want an ostrich burger, sushi-grade ahi burger, or a Kobe burger, you can expect something intriguing and delicious.

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  • Topped with fresh cabbage, corn salsa, Ahi de Peru, and stuffed in a corn tortilla.

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  • I enjoyed a delicious ahi tuna steak with steamed vegetables for dinner.

  • For lunch, I had a refreshing ahi tuna poke bowl filled with fresh vegetables.

Synonyms

tuna
vsahi
254 1.0

A large, fast sea fish often eaten fresh or canned

is a particular type often chosen for sushi, sashimi, or grilling
tuna fish
vsahi
33 1.0

A large sea fish that people often eat fresh, grilled or canned

is mainly used for sushi, sashimi, or grilling rather than steaks
albacore
vsahi
4 7.5

A large tuna with long fins and white tender flesh often sold in cans

is used for sushi, sashimi, or grilling rather than for canning
bluefin tuna
vsahi
3.9

Meat of a very large sea fish valued for sushi and sashimi

is a type used for sushi, sashimi, or grilling but not one specific species

Surface Forms

ahi singular
ahis plural

Etymology

The word ahi comes from the Hawaiian word 'ahi', which means 'tuna' or a large tuna fish. So, ahi is used in English to name the big tuna often served as sushi, sashimi, or grilled.