noun
ahi
AH-hee
Ahi (noun) means Yellowfin tuna, especially as served raw or seared in Hawaiian and Pacific-influenced cooking. Example: “The restaurant's ahi poke bowl sold out within an hour.”
noun
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Yellowfin tuna, especially as served raw or seared in Hawaiian and Pacific-influenced cooking.
"The restaurant's ahi poke bowl sold out within an hour."
"He seared the ahi for just thirty seconds on each side."
How to use ahi
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA type of tuna, popular raw (as in poke) or lightly seared.
Common pairings
ahi tuna
ahi poke
seared ahi
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Word forms
- Plural
- ahis
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Etymology
From Hawaiian ʻahi, the name for this tuna species, going back to Proto-Polynesian.
Rhymes for ahi
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What does “ahi” mean?
The word “ahi” means yellowfin tuna, especially as served raw or seared in Hawaiian and Pacific-influenced cooking. In plain terms, a type of tuna, popular raw (as in poke) or lightly seared.
How do you pronounce “ahi”?
“Ahi” is pronounced AH-hee (/ˈɑ.hi/ in IPA).
How do you use “ahi” in a sentence?
Here is “ahi” used in a sentence: “The restaurant's ahi poke bowl sold out within an hour.”
What part of speech is “ahi”?
“Ahi” is a noun.
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