Definitions for POIpɔɪ, ˈpoʊ i
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
poipɔɪ, ˈpoʊ i(n.)
a Hawaiian food made of taro root pounded into a paste.
Category: Cooking
Origin of poi:
1815–25; < Hawaiian
Princeton's WordNet
poi(noun)
Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
Wiktionary
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.
poi(Noun)
A creamy Samoan dessert of ripe bananas mashed with coconut cream.
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
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.
- boei, dobberAfrikaans

- الطافِيَـه: عَوّامه لأرشاد السفنArabic

- шамандураBulgarian

- boiaPortuguese (BR)

- bójeCzech

- die BojeGerman

- bøjeDanish

- σημαδούραGreek

- boyaSpanish

- poiEstonian

- گوی راهنما؛ دریا چراغFarsi

- poijuFinnish

- bouéeFrench

- מָצוֹףHebrew

- पथप्रदर्शन इत्यादि के लिए पानी पर तैरता चिह्नHindi

- plutačaCroatian

- bójaHungarian

- pelampungIndonesian

- bauja, duflIcelandic

- boaItalian

- 浮きJapanese

- 부표Korean

- plūdėLithuanian

- bojaLatvian

- boyaMalay

- boeiDutch

- flytebøye, flytemerkeNorwegian

- bojaPolish

- گوی راهنما؛ دریا چراغPersian

- یو سپک جسم چی له بیړی څخه اوبو ته غورځیږی او جګی ټیټی او د خطر ځایونه پری معلومیږیPashto

- bóiaPortuguese

- geamandurăRomanian

- буйRussian

- bójaSlovak

- plovecSlovenian

- bovaSerbian

- boj, prickSwedish

- ทุ่นThai

- şamandıraTurkish

- 浮標Chinese (Trad.)

- бакен, буйUkrainian

- تیرنے والا نشانUrdu

- phaoVietnamese

- 浮标Chinese (Simp.)

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