English Explanatory Dictionary

humuhumunukunukuapuaa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Rhinecanthus rectangulus, a species of triggerfish, found in the coral reefs of many of the oceans. It is characterized by a noticeably large snout and blue lips that resemble that of a pig’s snout.

Pronunciation

/ˌhu.məˈhu.məˌnu.kəˈnu.kəˌɑ.pəˈwɑˌɑ/

Word forms

humuhumunukunukuapuaa humuhumunukunukuapuaas humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa humuhumunukunukuapua'a

Etymology

Etymology tree Hawaiian humuhumu Proto-Austronesian *ŋusuq Proto-Polynesian *ŋutu Hawaiian nuku Hawaiian nuku Hawaiian -ā- Proto-Polynesian *puaka Hawaiian puaʻa Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻabor. English humuhumunukunukuapuaa Borrowed from Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, from humuhumu (“triggerfish”) + nuku (“snout”) + nuku (“blunt”) + -ā- (simulative infix) + puaʻa (“pig”).

Synonyms

humuhumu reef triggerfish rectangular triggerfish wedgetail triggerfish

Derived words

humuhumu
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