Ono

/OH-no/

Delicious. Tasty. Good eats.

Hawaiian for delicious. If food stay ono, it's good. "Ono grinds" means delicious food. "Onolicious" is the playful extended form. Ono is also the name of a fish (wahoo), but that's a different conversation.

Examples

  • Da poke was so ono.
  • Get ono grinds at aunty's house.
  • That plate lunch is onolicious.

Origin

Hawaiian

Alternate spellings

Onolicious, Ono grinds, Ono kine

essential food hawaiian-root

Related phrases

Aloha

Hello. Goodbye. Love. The spirit of Hawaii.

Broke da mouth

Incredibly delicious. So good it breaks your mouth.

Grinds

Food. A meal. To eat.

Kanak attack

The food coma after a big local meal.

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