Hawaiian noun · Sea
ʻōpakapaka
Pronunciation: /oh-pah-kah-pah-kah/
Meaning
Pink snapper
Example sentences
Ua maikaʻi ka ʻai ʻana i ka iʻa ʻōpakapaka hou i ka lā nei.
Eating fresh pink snapper today is very good.
Ua ʻike kaʻu lawaiʻa i kekahi ʻōpakapaka nui ma ka wai hohonu.
My fisherman saw a large pink snapper in the deep water.
He ʻono loa ka ʻōpakapaka kuʻi me ka laiki.
Chopped pink snapper with rice is very delicious.
About this word
“ʻōpakapaka” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Pink snapper. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.