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Get to know Honu better with 3 real example sentences, the meaning.

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Honu in a sentence

Honu | Honua

Honu meaning

A green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas.

Using Honu

  • The main meaning on this page is: A green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas.

Context around Honu

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 36.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Honu

  • In this selection, "honu" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 36.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, green stand out and add context to how "honu" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the honu green sea and on puʻu honu the westernmost. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "honu" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with honu

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

There, she camped with her entourage on Puʻu Honu, the westernmost hill of the three Hālaʻi hills (the most makai, or lowest, hill is at the top of Haili Street in Hilo). (32 words)

The beaches and sunsets are still hard to beat, and the Honu (green sea turtles) still share Ho’okipa Beach (and other great locations I won’t disclose) with death defying surfers and kite boarders. (35 words)

Located on the south shore of Oahu, Hanauma Bay is the state’s nature preserve home to a vast marine life ecosystem with more than 400 species of fish and many sea turtles, called “honu” in the Hawaiian language, inhabiting the area. (42 words)

Located on the south shore of Oahu, Hanauma Bay is the state’s nature preserve home to a vast marine life ecosystem with more than 400 species of fish and many sea turtles, called “honu” in the Hawaiian language, inhabiting the area. (42 words)

The beaches and sunsets are still hard to beat, and the Honu (green sea turtles) still share Ho’okipa Beach (and other great locations I won’t disclose) with death defying surfers and kite boarders. (35 words)

There, she camped with her entourage on Puʻu Honu, the westernmost hill of the three Hālaʻi hills (the most makai, or lowest, hill is at the top of Haili Street in Hilo). (32 words)

Example sentences (3)

The beaches and sunsets are still hard to beat, and the Honu (green sea turtles) still share Ho’okipa Beach (and other great locations I won’t disclose) with death defying surfers and kite boarders.

There, she camped with her entourage on Puʻu Honu, the westernmost hill of the three Hālaʻi hills (the most makai, or lowest, hill is at the top of Haili Street in Hilo).

Located on the south shore of Oahu, Hanauma Bay is the state’s nature preserve home to a vast marine life ecosystem with more than 400 species of fish and many sea turtles, called “honu” in the Hawaiian language, inhabiting the area.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "honu" in a sentence?
An example: "The beaches and sunsets are still hard to beat, and the Honu (green sea turtles) still share Ho’okipa Beach (and other great locations I won’t disclose) with death defying surfers and kite boarders." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "honu" from authentic English texts.
What does "honu" mean?
Honu means: A green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas.
How many example sentences with "honu" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "honu", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.