poi
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- noun
- /pɔɪ/
- Poi, for those who develop a taste for it, is a nutritious and sustaining food.
- taro for making poi
- Hawaiian staple poi
- week-old poi
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Watch on YouTubeThey no more wish to dip their fingers in the poi bowl than they desire to live in a grass thatched Halle.
- They no more wish to dip their fingers in the poi bowl than they desire to live in a grass thatched Halle.
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While TDY to Hawaii in 1970, I was invited to a luau and was introduced to poi, which is much loved by the local residents.
Blog text (1) -
And those days, if your taro patch is not ready to harvest—the taro for making poi—you come see me, and then you can have some bags, whatever you want.
Academic text (2008) -
Yeah, it's it's completely made of poi, which is a a big thing on the island.
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I would bring flowers, poi, pork.
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OK, Poi makes it poi pulp.
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Was I getting poi confused with the ube?
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Furthermore, he detested poi and papaya.
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You don't see that kind of je nis E poi anymore.
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Later that morning, as he breakfasted with his son on poi and coconut, he said, "This next boat will be the last I build."
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And the Hawaii diet features native Hawaiian foods like taro root, papaya, and poi.
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Etymology
The word poi comes from the Hawaiian language and originally means 'pounded paste' made from the taro root. Think of poi as a Hawaiian 'puree' or 'porridge', which is why the word refers to that sticky, eaten food.