Hawaiian Adjective · Colors
ʻōniʻoniʻo
Pronunciation: /oh-nee-oh-nee-oh/
Meaning
Speckled, mottled, streaked, variegated, polychromatic
Example sentences
Ua ʻike au i ka ʻili ʻōniʻoniʻo o ka manu hulu ʻulaʻula.
I saw the speckled skin of the red-feathered bird.
He lole ʻōniʻoniʻo me ka hui ʻana o nā kala uliuli a me ke keʻokeʻo.
It's a mottled garment with a mix of blue and white colors.
Ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka moana, aia kekahi mau pōhaku ʻōniʻoniʻo i ka lā.
On the side of the ocean, there are some rocks speckled by the sun.
About this word
“ʻōniʻoniʻo” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Speckled, mottled, streaked, variegated, polychromatic. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Colors. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.