adj
ono
adj
1
Hawaiian slang for delicious or great-tasting.
"The plate lunch from that food truck is so ono."
noun
1
Another name for the wahoo, a fast-swimming game fish popular in Hawaiian waters.
"He grilled fresh ono steaks for the luau."
How to Use Ono
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Hawaiian word meaning "tasty," also used as the name of a fish (the wahoo).
Word Forms
more ono comparative, ono plural, Onos plural, most ono superlative
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Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻono, meaning "delicious."