poi
(noun) Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
poi (uncountable)
(Hawaii) 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. [from 18th c.]
A creamy Samoan dessert of ripe bananas mashed with coconut cream.
poi (plural poi or pois)
(New Zealand) 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. [from 19th c.]
• IOP, IPO, OPI, PIO, Pio
POI (plural POIs)
Initialism of point of interest.
Initialism of person of interest.
(ballistics) Initialism of point of impact.
• IOP, IPO, OPI, PIO, Pio
Source: Wiktionary
Po"i, n.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
