Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. See dolphin.
Wiktionary
- n. A large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.
Etymologies
- Hawaiian (Wiktionary)
- Hawaiian mahimahi. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“At the end of the novel, Jin says Hawai'i has often been called a melting pot, but I think of it more as a mixed platea scoop of rice with gravy, a scoop of macaroni salad, a piece of mahi-mahi, and a side of kimchi.”
“He sees demand for shrimp, mahi-mahi and Chilean sea bass; locally caught scallops and clams also are popular.”
“Even more widely available are fresh snapper, wahoo (similar to tuna) and mahi-mahi – another delicious white fish that is also known as dorado or locally (and rather bizarrely) dolphinfish.”
The Guardian: Enjoy the international flavour of the Cayman Islands
“David Prince for The Wall Street Journal, Food Styling by Brett Kurzweil, Prop Styling by Robyn Glaser Dish, clockwise from top left: Artichoke, dandelion and pecorino salad with mandarin dressing; baby artichokes, asparagus and potatoes with herb mayonnaise; grilled mahi-mahi with artichoke caponata; baby artichokes marinated in olive oil.”
“Prior to NOM-029, commercial vessels were not allowed to fish for or possess marlin, sailfish, dorado (mahi-mahi in Spanish) and other protected species within 50 miles of the coastline.”
Overfishing in the Sea of Cortez: Are sustainable fish farms the solution?
“The ringers at Sea Circus include an Aussie chef fresh from hot Sydney kitchens Longrain and Blake's who is now generating buzz for simple, sublime seafood dishes like grilled mahi-mahi topped with capsicum and roasted walnut salsa.”
The Huffington Post: Cynthia Rosenfeld: Bali: My Isle of the Gods Address Book
“The seafood is fresh from the sea and it is a wonderful thing indeed to park yourself at a one of the beachside palapa restaurants and dine on blackened whole fish, lobster, shrimp, mahi-mahi, ahi-tuna, red snapper, fresh oysters and jumbo prawns fresh from the sea, accompanied by a large piña colada, margarita or a cold beer.”
“One potential obstacle: A mahi-mahi shortage may result in the use of a different taco filing.”
“Fortunate to escape seasickness, Dad, two of my brothers and I were happy to start fishing, and we took turns reeling in some cobia, grouper and mahi-mahi.”
“From GourmetStation, Atlanta, we picked beef short ribs and macadamia mahi-mahi.”
The Wall Street Journal: There's a Stuffed Quail in the Mail
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘mahi-mahi’.
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Reduples
Go for it, brothers and sisters! I personally have been suffering long for lack of an open reduplicatives list
happy clappy, bribble-brabble, diddle-daddle, hugger-mugger, kikiriki, Bora-Bora, mahi-mahi, jingle-jangle, knick-knack paddy..., chit-chat, bon-bon, clapperclaw and 292 more...
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Hyphenated Repeats
Exactly reduplicated words connected by a hyphen.
aye-aye, cleek-cleek, arc-arc, killy-killy, dum-dum, tom-tom, argon-argon, carbon-carbon, win-win, lose-lose, bye-bye, choo-choo and 113 more...
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Henry's Favorite Song
being sorts of Fish
fish, walleye, bass, catfish, carp, pike, sunfish, cod, monkfish, salmon, tuna, shark and 59 more...
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You Can Say That Again
dum-dum, dik-dik, doo-doo, aye-aye, bling-bling, bye-bye, boo-boo, buddy-buddy, frou-frou, gado-gado, gee-gee, gang-gang and 32 more...
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