Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Nature

ʻiʻo manu

Pronunciation: /ʻee-ʻoh mah-noo/

Meaning

Bird meat or flesh.

Example sentences

  • Ua ʻai ʻo ia i ka ʻiʻo manu no ka ʻaina awakea.

    He ate bird meat for lunch.

  • Ua ʻimi lākou i ka ʻiʻo manu ma ka nahele no ka mea, he meaʻai koʻikoʻi ia.

    They searched for bird meat in the forest because it is an important food source.

  • Ma mua o ka hōʻea ʻana o ke kālā hou, ua ola nā kūpuna ma ka ʻiʻo manu a me ka iʻa.

    Before the advent of modern currency, our ancestors survived on bird meat and fish.

About this word

“ʻiʻo manu” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Bird meat or flesh. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.

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