Hawaiian Noun · Sea
ʻĀweoweo
Pronunciation: /AH-weh-oh-WEH-oh/
Meaning
Bigeye fish. Its appearance was said to foretell royal death.
Example sentences
Ua ʻike ka lawaiʻa i ka ʻāweoweo e lana ana ma ke kai.
The fisherman saw the ʻāweoweo floating on the sea.
Hoʻomanaʻo lākou i ka moʻolelo o ka ʻāweoweo i pili me ka make aliʻi.
They remembered the story of the ʻāweoweo being associated with royal death.
He mea ʻono ka ʻāweoweo i ka wā e mālama pono ai.
ʻĀweoweo is a delicious food when prepared properly.
About this word
“ʻĀweoweo” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Bigeye 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.