poi
/pɔɪ/
noun
- 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.
noun
- 1
A small ball made of leaves and fibres, attached to a string; also, a traditional dance performed by Maori women involving the rhythmic swinging of such a ball.
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