Examples of ahi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For giant ahi, troll live mullet, menhaden, croakers, blue runners, or white trout. David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 7 Mar. 2024 Yang’s Kitchen in Alhambra is planning to launch a kanpachi ginger scallion poke inspired by Off the Hook Poke Market’s ahi ginger scallion poke in Honolulu. Camryn Brewer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023 Midtown Oyster Bar: Offering seared ahi tuna burgers, oyster mushroom po boys, and blackened salmon tacos, Midtown has a two-course prix-fixe lunch menu for $25 per person. Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2023 Nancy Bremer, a receptionist at the Aurora Hotel — home to the only restaurant in town, a buffet-style assembly line that serves ahi tuna steaks and cheeseburgers — said people here were focused on work, and not concerned with any looming threat of an object shot down over ice. Katie Rogers, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2023 Others, too, have downplayed the risk, saying that current levels of mercury in tuna are safe for consumption, and that consumers needn't worry about eating too much ahi. Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2015 Five anglers reeled in a large 220-pound ahi tuna fish off the coast of Hawaii on Wednesday. Fox News, 29 May 2020 Instead of Alaskan king crab, Josh and his crew will be on the hunt for the lucrative ahi tuna as well as other underwater species like barracuda and swordfish. Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 28 Mar. 2020 Split orders of Guinness cheddar poutine and Korean fried BBQ tofu with pals before devouring a plate of short rib tacos or seared ahi by yourself. azcentral, 13 Feb. 2020

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Word History

Etymology

Hawaiian ʽahi

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ahi was in 1892

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Cite this Entry

“Ahi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahi. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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