poi

English

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔɪ

Noun

poi (plural po)

Fire poi (juggling).

1. 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.
2. A creamy Samoan dessert of ripe bananas mashed with coconut cream.
3. A pair of roughly arm-length chains with loop handles attached to one end and bundle of wicking material on the other used in fire dancing (fire spinning). Poi used for practice may also consist of a fabric streamer with a light weight, such as a beanbag, at the leading edge.

Anagrams

• IPO, PIO

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Anglo-Norman

Adjective

poi m. and f. inv.

1. few; little

Adverb

poi

1. little; not much

Pronoun

poi

1. few; not many (people, objects etc.)

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Italian

Etymology

Vulgar Latin *pos, from Classical Latin post.

Adverb

poi

1. then
2. later

Noun

il poi m. inv.

1. the future

See also

• poiché

Anagrams

• pio, Pio

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Lojban

Cmavo

poi

1. Introduces a restrictive relative clause: who; which.

Usage notes

• The cmavo ku'o can be used to indicate the termination of the (restrictive) relative clause, but is only required if the parsing of the sentence would otherwise be ambiguous.

See also

• noi
• voi
• ke'a

Rafsi

poi

1. Rafsi of porsi.

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Old French

Adjective

poi m. and f. inv.

1. few; little

Adverb

poi

1. little; not much

Pronoun

poi

1. few; not many (people, objects etc.)

Descendants

• French: peu

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Samoan

Noun

poi

1. Samoan poi