mahimahi
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7.7
- noun
- /məˈhiːməˌhiː/
- US
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mahimahi
- Finally, some wholesale seafood dealers began sending opakapaka and mahimahi to the mainland, establishing a distinctively Hawaiian seafood presence linked to Hawaii's tourism market.
- fresh mahimahi
Examples
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At the seafood market, I bought some grilled mahimahi that was freshly caught this morning.
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Local wholesale dealers were able to promote fresh local mahimahi as a substitute for some of the large imports of frozen mahimahi.
Academic text (1993) -
They would watch the sunset, and he would grill fresh mahimahi and corn in the shuck.
Fiction book (1999) -
Hawaii's market for fresh tuna (and other pelagics such as mahimahi) is now highly competitive, with competition in supply from Florida to Australia.
Academic text (1993) -
This has been prompted by the explosion of restaurant demand, where fresh mahimahi can be found on local restaurant menus from Moiliili to Kaanapali, and on the U.S. mainland from Seattle to Des Moines to Boston.
Academic text (1993) -
For dinner, we enjoyed a delicious dish of mahimahi seasoned with herbs and served with rice.
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Many restaurants in Hawaii offer mahimahi as a popular choice on their menus, often grilled or pan-seared.
Synonyms
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4.1
A bright fast fish often caught for food in warm seas
5
6.4
A large bright fish that lives in warm seas and is called dolphinfish
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
Mahimahi comes from Hawaiian where repeating a word makes it stronger, and mahi means 'strong', so mahimahi is like 'very strong'. That's why the name fits this fast, powerful fish often used in Hawaiian cooking.