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Added 7 October 2026

poi

/pɔɪ/ symbol

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ISO 639-3 language code for Highland Popoluca.

noun

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. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
A creamy Samoan dessert of ripe bananas mashed with coconut cream.

noun

A small ball made of leaves and fibres, attached to a string.
A traditional dance performed by Maori women involving the rhythmic swinging of such a ball.

noun

Alternative form of poee (“Goan flatbread”).

Origin

Borrowed from Hawaiian poi.

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