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.