"ono" meaning in English

See ono in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more ono [comparative], most ono [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻono (“delicious”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|ʻono||delicious}} Hawaiian ʻono (“delicious”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} ono (comparative more ono, superlative most ono)
  1. (Hawaii, slang) good-tasting, delicious. Tags: Hawaii, slang
    Sense id: en-ono-en-adj-OuOPq0nH Categories (other): Hawaiian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: ono [plural]
Etymology: From Hawaiian ono. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|ono}} Hawaiian ono Head templates: {{en-noun|*}} ono (plural ono)
  1. (Hawaii) Synonym of wahoo (“type of fish”). Tags: Hawaii Synonyms: wahoo [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-ono-en-noun-vNSGhDwB Categories (other): Hawaiian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Phrase

Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} ono
  1. Abbreviation of or near(est) offer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: or near(est) offer
    Sense id: en-ono-en-phrase-Zo4Pq-D0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Phrase

Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} ono
  1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of over and out. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: over and out
    Sense id: en-ono-en-phrase-679S6yKe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 37 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 9 13 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 37 entries: 2 7 1 2 2 5 23 14 1 4 2 2 1 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 4 4 1 12 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 9 1 1 1 6 29 16 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 16 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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