mahi-mahi

noun

ma·​hi-ma·​hi ˌmä-hē-ˈmä-(ˌ)hē How to pronounce mahi-mahi (audio)
variants or mahi mahi or mahimahi
: the flesh of a dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) used for food
also : the fish

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Lakes are home to freshwater fish like trout and bass while oceans offer deep sea fishing to catch things like tuna, wahoo, mahi-mahi. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 In all, Wyant caught a hundred and forty-five pounds of fish—Spanish mackerel, tuna, bonito, and mahi-mahi. — Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025 Defrosted mahi-mahi remained in its reduced oxygen packaging. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025 In a world where people no longer dress up for dinner, guests here still throw on silk and pearls for lemon blinis and mahi-mahi caught by devoted fisherman Dennis ‘Barker’ Bovell—a fixture for the past four decades. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mahi-mahi

Word History

Etymology

Hawaiian, Tahitian, & Marquesan

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mahi-mahi was in 1905

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