Meanings
nounmenpachi (plural menpachis or menpachi)
plural menpachis · alternative mempachi
- HawaiiA soldierfish.
Origin
- Japaneseめんぱち
- Englishmenpachi
Borrowed from Japanese めんぱち (menpachi), a dialectal word for the めだか (medaka).
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APA
menpachi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/menpachi
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“menpachi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/menpachi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “menpachi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/menpachi.
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