poi

Significado (Inglês)

1. (Hawaii, uncountable) 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. (uncountable) A creamy Samoan dessert of ripe bananas mashed with coconut cream.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/pɔɪ/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Borrowed from Hawaiian poi.

Frases

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

O POI moderno coexiste com o maori poi tradicional e desfruta de um público mais amplo e mundial.