mahi-mahi

noun

A large food and game fish of the family Coryphaenidae which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.

Similar
dolphinfishdorado
OriginHawaiian mahimahi →
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Meanings

nounmahi-mahi (plural mahi-mahis or mahi-mahi)

plural mahi-mahis

  1. A large food and game fish of the family Coryphaenidae which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.

    Synonyms: dolphinfish, dorado

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large food and game fish of the family Coryphaenidae which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.

Similar
dolphinfishdorado
Also see
dolphinfishdorado

Origin

  1. Hawaiianmahimahi
  2. Hawaiianmahimahi
  3. Englishmahi-mahi

Borrowed from Hawaiian mahimahi.

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Translations

Bulgarian дора́до, махи-махи
  • дора́до (dorádo)large food and game fish
  • махи-махи (mahi-mahi)large food and game fish
  • корифе́на (koriféna)large food and game fish
Catalan llampuga, llampec
  • llampugalarge food and game fish
  • llampeclarge food and game fish
  • dauratlarge food and game fish
Chinese Mandarin 鯕鰍 /鲯鳅, 飛虎 /飞虎
  • 鯕鰍 /鲯鳅 (qíqiū)large food and game fish
  • 飛虎 /飞虎large food and game fish
  • 鬼頭刀 /鬼头刀large food and game fish
Finnish dolfiini
  • dolfiinilarge food and game fish
Indonesian belitung, ikan belitung
  • belitunglarge food and game fish
  • ikan belitunglarge food and game fish
Italian lampuga
  • lampugalarge food and game fish
Japanese 鱪, シイラ
  • 鱪 (shiira)large food and game fish
  • シイラ (shiira)large food and game fish
Korean 만새기
  • 만새기 (mansaegi)large food and game fish
Malay belitung
  • belitunglarge food and game fish
Polish koryfena, smagla
  • koryfenalarge food and game fish
  • smaglalarge food and game fish
  • złota makrelalarge food and game fish
Portuguese guaraçapé, dourado-do-mar
  • guaraçapélarge food and game fish
  • dourado-do-marlarge food and game fish
Russian корифе́на
  • корифе́на (koriféna)large food and game fish
Spanish dorado, lirio
  • doradolarge food and game fish
  • liriolarge food and game fish
  • llampugalarge food and game fish
Swedish guldmakrill
  • guldmakrilllarge food and game fish
Cite this entry
APA

mahi-mahi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahi-mahi

MLA

“mahi-mahi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahi-mahi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mahi-mahi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahi-mahi.

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