opihi

See also: ʻopihi

English

Etymology

Hawaiian ʻopihi

Noun

opihi (plural opihi)

  1. A limpet of genus Cellana.
    • 1986, Cruising World (volume 12, number 1, page 74)
      Place the opihi on their backs on a baking tray and put a small dab of garlic butter on each of their bellies.
    • 2008, Islands Magazine (volume 28, number 4, page 39)
      No, this isn't the island's greatest dish. But the opihi does take me deeper into Hawaii.
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