poi
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
poi1 /pɔɪ/
▶noun a Hawaiian dish made from the fermented root of the taro.
– origin of Polynesian origin.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
poi2 /pɔɪ/
▶noun (pl. same or pois) a small ball of woven flax, swung on a string in Maori songs and dances.
– origin from Maori.
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