Hawaiian Noun · Sea

ʻAmaʻama

Pronunciation: /AH-mah-AH-mah/

Meaning

Mullet fish

Example sentences

  • Ua ʻai mākou i ka ʻAmaʻama i ka pāʻina ma Pāʻia.

    We ate mullet at the party in Paʻia.

  • He mea ʻono loa ka ʻiʻo o ka ʻAmaʻama.

    The flesh of the mullet is very delicious.

  • Ke lawaiʻa nei ke kanaka i ka ʻAmaʻama me ka ʻupena.

    The person is fishing for mullet with a net.

About this word

“ʻAmaʻama” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Mullet 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.

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