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humuhumunukunukuapuaa

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˌhu.məˈhu.məˌnu.kəˈnu.kəˌɑ.pəˈwɑˌɑ/
  • rhymes with -ɑɑ

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: humuhumu, reef triggerfish, rectangular triggerfish, wedgetail triggerfish

Antonyms: none provided

History

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”).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: ሁሙሁሙኑኩኑኩኣፑኣዓ (humuhumunukunukuʾapuʾaʿa) — Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish
  • Finnish: kiilasäppikala — Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish
  • French: baliste écharpe — Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish
  • German: Diamant-Picassodrücker — Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish
  • Greek: βαλιστίδα υφάλου (valistída yfálou) — Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish
  • Greek: χουμουχουμουνουκουνουκουαπουάα (choumouchoumounoukounoukouapouáa) — Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish
  • Hawaiian: humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa — Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish
  • Hungarian: ékfoltos Picasso-hal — Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish
  • Italian: pesce balestra di barriera — Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish
  • Japanese: フムフムヌクヌクアプアア (fumufumunukunukuapuaa) — Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish
  • Polish: rogatnica prostokątna — Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish
  • Russian: разрисо́ванный Пика́ссо (razrisóvannyj Pikásso) — Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish
  • Russian: Пика́ссо прямоуго́льчатый (Pikásso prjamougólʹčatyj) — Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish