Hawaiian Phrase · Animals

ʻai holoholona

Pronunciation: /AI HOH-loh-HOH-loh-nah/

Meaning

To eat animals, carnivorous. Describes an animal's diet.

Example sentences

  • ʻO ka ʻīlio hae he ʻai holoholona, no ka mea, ʻai ʻo ia i nā holoholona liʻiliʻi.

    The wolf is a carnivore because it eats small animals.

  • He aha ka ʻai holoholona i ka pōpoki?

    What does the cat as a carnivore eat?

  • Uaʻike ʻoe he ʻai holoholona ke kohola?

    Did you know that the shark is a carnivore?

About this word

“ʻai holoholona” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning To eat animals, carnivorous. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Animals. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.

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