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mahimahi

ma hi ma hi |ˌmähēˈmähē ˌmɑhiˈmɑhi | noun an edible marine fish of warm seas, with silver and bright blue or green coloration when alive. Also called dolphin or dorado. [Family Coryphaenidae and genus Coryphaena: two species, in particular the large C. hippurus. ] ORIGIN 1940s: from Hawaiian.

 

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mahimahi

mahimahi |ˈmɑːhɪˌmɑːhi | noun Hawaiian term for dorado ( sense 1 ).