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poi

[ poi, poh-ee ]

noun

  1. a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.

poi

1

/ pɔɪ /

noun

  1. a ball of woven flax swung rhythmically in poi dances

poi

2

/ ˈpəʊɪ; pɔɪ /

noun

  1. a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded to a paste, and fermented

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Word History and Origins

Origin of poi1

Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1815–25

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Word History and Origins

Origin of poi1

Māori

Origin of poi2

C19: from Hawaiian

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