ʻOpihi

Meaning

Limpet (prized shellfish)

Example sentences

• Nui ka hauʻoli o ke keiki i ka ʻike ʻana i ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka ʻoiaʻiʻo ʻoʻopihi ma ka pōhaku.

  The child was very happy to see the ʻoʻopihi on the rock.

• Ua hele mākou e ʻimi ʻoʻopihi ma ka alo o ka pali kahawai.

  We went looking for ʻoʻopihi on the face of the sea cliff.

• Makemake nui au i ka ʻono o ka ʻoʻopihi.

  I really like the taste of ʻoʻopihi.

About this word

“ʻOpihi” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Limpet (prized shellfish). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.