Hawaiian Noun · Sea
aku
Pronunciation: /ah-koo/
Meaning
Skipjack tuna, bonito; a common and commercially important fish.
Example sentences
Ua lawaiʻa mai koʻu kupuna kāne i ka aku maikaʻi i kēia kakahiaka.
My grandfather caught good aku this morning.
Makemake au i ka salakeke aku hou me ka laiki.
I like fresh aku salad with rice.
Ke kūʻai aku nei lākou i ka aku iʻa ma ka mākeke.
They are selling fresh aku fish at the market.
About this word
“aku” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Skipjack tuna, bonito; a common and commercially important fish. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.