Hawaiian noun · Sea
humuhumu
Pronunciation: /hoo-moo-hoo-moo/
Meaning
Triggerfish (short form)
Example sentences
Ke ʻimi nei au i kaʻu mau humuhumu ma ka hale kūʻai.
I am looking for my humuhumu at the store.
Ua hele mai kaʻu keiki e nānā i kaʻu mau humuhumu hou.
My child came to see my new humuhumu.
Makemake au i ka lole me ke kiʻi o ka humuhumu.
I want a shirt with a picture of a humuhumu.
About this word
“humuhumu” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Triggerfish (short form). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.