humuhumu

English

Etymology

Shortening of Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, under influence from humuhumu (“triggerfish”)

Noun

humuhumu

  1. The reef triggerfish.
    • 2007 November 11, Bruce Handy, “Escapes”, in New York Times‎:
      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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌhu.muˈhu.mu]

Noun

humuhumu

  1. triggerfish

Verb

humuhumu

  1. (transitive) to sew
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