Hawaiian Adjective · Everyday
ʻOno
Pronunciation: /OH-noh/
Meaning
Delicious, tasty. A high compliment for food.
Example sentences
He ʻono loa kēia pāʻina iʻa aʻu e ʻai nei.
This fish dish I am eating is very delicious.
Mahalo nui no ka meaʻai ʻono i hāʻawi ʻia mai iā mākou.
Thank you very much for the delicious food that was given to us.
Ua ʻono loa nā ʻōpala i ka wā i ʻō aʻe ai.
The mangoes were very delicious when they ripened.
About this word
“ʻOno” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Delicious, tasty. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.