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.