Where does “mahimahi” come from?
mahimahi (Cebuano) comes from English mahimahi, from English mahi-mahi, from Hawaiian mahimahi.
mahimahi (Cebuano): a mahi-mahi; a dolphinfish
Definitions
- a mahi-mahi; a dolphinfish
Ancestry of “mahimahi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mahimahi | Alternative spelling of mahi-mahi |
| 2 | English | mahi-mahi | A large food and game fish of the family... |
| 3 | Hawaiian | mahimahi | — |