poi

Meaning

  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.

Frequency

41k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɔɪ/
Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian poi.

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