humuhumu
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Shortening of Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, under influence from humuhumu (“triggerfish”).
Noun[edit]
humuhumu
- The reef triggerfish.
- 2007 November 11, Bruce Handy, “Escapes”, in New York Times[1]:
- And so he does: Jules travels the globe to hug, among others, a chimpanzee, a giraffe, a gnu, a panda, a wombat and a humuhumu fish (fun to read aloud, whether you know how to pronounce it or not).
Hawaiian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
humuhumu
Verb[edit]
humuhumu
- (transitive) to sew
Maori[edit]
Verb[edit]
humuhumu
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