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.