Hawaiian Phrase · Food
ʻai ʻono
Pronunciation: /ai OH-noh/
Meaning
Delicious food; to eat deliciously.
Example sentences
Ua ʻai ʻono mākou i ka ʻahaʻaina nei, piha ka ʻōpū i ka mea ʻono.
We ate deliciously at the feast today, our stomachs full of sweet things.
Makemake au e ʻai ʻono i ka lau lau i kēia lā.
I want to eat delicious lau lau today.
He ʻai ʻono kēia i ka wā e hele ai i kahakai.
This is delicious food for when you go to the beach.
About this word
“ʻai ʻono” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Delicious food; to eat deliciously. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Food. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.