poi

Significat

1. 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.
2. A creamy Samoan dessert of ripe bananas mashed with coconut cream.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/pɔɪ/

Etimologia

Borrowed from Hawaiian poi.

Sents

Modern poi coexists with traditional Maori poi and enjoys a broader , worldwide audience .