mahi
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6.4
- noun
- /ˈmɑːhi/
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mahi-mahi
- The chef prepared a delicious grilled mahi with tropical salsa for dinner.
- Grilled mahi
- mahi fillet
- Blackened mahi
Yes, I got the blackened mahi mahi fish tacos.
- Yes, I got the blackened mahi mahi fish tacos.
- You know, we'd get, you know what they call dorados there, which is mahi mahi, right.
- Rotten fish got to sat in the sun for a week to in doubt you'll you saw the where I ate the I chomped down on the eyeball of the Mahi Mahi.
Examples
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"I'm making mahi-mahi tonight, Travis," Arna says, "that and a salad with papaya seed dressing."
Fiction book (1994) -
Grilled mahi-mahi, the first good meal here.
Academic text (1996) -
Just one mahi mahi and some onion rings.
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Instead of the mahi-mahi, may I just get the one mahi, because I'm not that hungry?
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Yes, I got the blackened mahi mahi fish tacos.
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Mahi-mahi and other non-tuna species make up less than 10% of the catch.
Academic text (1993) -
We dine at Acajou on mahi-mahi roti in a vinegar sauce.
Academic text (1996) -
Well, Skip, I thought I would start you off... with our best seller, Mahi-mahi... with sauteed onions, peppers, and minced garlic.
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At the seafood market, I saw a large catch of fresh mahi on display.
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Many restaurants offer mahi as a popular choice for fish tacos.
Synonyms
9
4.1
A bright fast fish often caught for food in warm seas
1
7.7
A large, slim sea fish often cooked and eaten in Hawaii
A large, brightly colored fish found in warm seas, often called mahi-mahi and eaten as food
A large slender sea fish with bright colors often found near Hawaii and caught for sport and food
A large, fast fish with bright colors that lives in warm seas and is often called mahi-mahi or dolphinfish
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mahi for the fish comes from Hawaiian mahi-mahi, where mahi means 'strong' or 'quick'. So the doubled name meant 'very strong' and fits the fast, powerful fish we now call mahi.