English word origin

Etymology of ono

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻono (“delicious”).

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Source etymology 3

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adj

good-tasting, delicious.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻono (“delicious”).

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Borrowed-form mentionʻonohaw

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Source etymology 4

Original entry ↗

noun

Synonym of wahoo (“type of fish”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Hawaiian ono.

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