Hawaiian Phrase · Food

ʻono loa

Pronunciation: /oh-noh loh-ah/

Meaning

Very delicious, extremely tasty.

Example sentences

  • Ua ʻono loa ka poi a kuʻu kupuna wahine.

    My grandmother's poi was very delicious.

  • ʻOno loa kēia laulau kō, e nā hoa!

    This sugarcane is extremely tasty, friends!

  • Mmm, ʻono loa ka iʻa i kālua ʻia ma ke ahi, eh?

    Mmm, the fish baked over the fire is very delicious, right?

About this word

“ʻono loa” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Very delicious, extremely tasty. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Food. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.

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