Definitions for POIpɔɪ, ˈpoʊ i

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

poipɔɪ, ˈpoʊ i(n.)

  1. a Hawaiian food made of taro root pounded into a paste.

    Category: Cooking

Origin of poi:

1815–25; < Hawaiian

Princeton's WordNet

  1. poi(noun)

    Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment

Wiktionary

  1. poi(Noun)

    A national food of the Hawaiians, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to ferment.

  2. poi(Noun)

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

  3. poi(Noun)

    A pair of roughly arm-length chains with loop handles attached to one end and bundle of wicking material on the other used in fire dancing (fire spinning). Poi used for practice may also consist of a fabric streamer with a light weight, such as a beanbag, at the leading edge.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Poi(noun)

    a national food of the Hawaiians, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to ferment


Translations for POI

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

buoy(noun)

a floating anchored mark, acting as a guide, warning or mooring point for boats.

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