honu

H4O1N1U1

noun

A green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas.

OriginHawaiian hon ← Proto-Polynesian *fonu ← Proto-Oceanic *poñu →
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Meanings

nounhonu (plural honus)

plural honus

  1. A green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas.

Origin

  1. Proto-Austronesian*pəñu
  2. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pəñu
  3. Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*pəñu
  4. Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*poñu
  5. Proto-Oceanic*poñu
  6. Proto-Polynesian*fonu
  7. Hawaiianhon
  8. Englishhonu

Borrowed from Hawaiian honu.

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Cite this entry
APA

honu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honu

MLA

“honu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “honu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honu.

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