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Mahimahi

2 stages from Hawaiian to English.

Today it means a colorful tropical fish, also called dorado or dolphinfish
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Stage 1 of 2
mahimahi
Hawaiian · ancient
"very strong"
literally "very strong", describing the fish's fighting strength when caught
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Stage 2 of 2
mahimahi
English · 1900s
"a colorful tropical game fish"
adopted for the fish to distinguish it from the marine mammal dolphin
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