Hawaiian noun · Sea
ʻūʻū
Pronunciation: /oo-oo/
Meaning
Squirrelfish
Example sentences
Ua ʻūʻū kaʻu lawaiʻa maikaʻi loa.
The ʻūʻū was my best catch.
Ke hoʻomaʻemaʻe nei au i ka ʻūʻū no ka ʻai.
I am cleaning the ʻūʻū for eating.
Nani ka ʻūʻū i ka wai ʻeleʻele o ka pōhaku kō.
The ʻūʻū is beautiful in the dark water of the lava rock.
About this word
“ʻūʻū” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Squirrelfish. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.