poi
English
Noun
poi (uncountable)
- (Hawaii) The traditional staple food of Hawaii, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to ferment. [from 18th c.]
- 2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, p. 104:
- It was a far cry from the traditional Hawaiian feast, which always included the beloved poi, a purplish paste made from pounded taro root […].
- 2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, p. 104:
- A creamy Samoan dessert of ripe bananas mashed with coconut cream.
Noun
poi (plural poi or pois)
- (New Zealand) A small ball made of leaves and fibres, attached to a string; also, a traditional dance performed by Maori women involving the rhythmic swinging of such a ball. [from 19th c.]
Hawaiian
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *pos, from Classical Latin post.[1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔi
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “poi” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
Old French
Samoan
Sukurum
References
- Susanne Holzknecht, The Markham languages of Papua New Guinea (1989), page 71
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