poi
noun
ˈpȯi 
plural poi or pois
: a Hawaiian food prepared from the cooked corms of taro that are mashed with water to the consistency of a paste or thick liquid and often allowed to ferment
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There are no tiki drinks or recipes for kalua pork or poi. 
Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021 The Italian literary critic Pietro Citati, author of superb studies of Goethe, Kafka, and Proust, published a novel in 1989 called Storia prima felice, poi dolentissima e funesta (Happy at First, But Very Sad and Tragic at the End). John Banville, The New York Review of Books, 24 Mar. 2020 What to Do Stroll along postcard-perfect Waikiki Beach to admire the hula dancers and poi spinners, or take a dip in the warm water, which hovers around 77 degrees in the winter and 82 degrees in the summer. Sunset Magazine, 21 Mar. 2020 Taro farmers across the islands have sent poi to feed the protesters, in solidarity. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2019 Pre-show activities include grinding taro root (the chief ingredient in poi), making bracelets from fresh flowers, and getting temporary tattoos. Arthur Levine, USA TODAY, 8 June 2018 The perfect taro is heavy and dense and mashes into smooth poi. Washington Post, 28 May 2018 Dinner is a pig roast, roasted pineapple, Hawaiian poi and tuna poke. Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2018 The Aloha Nights, which run during the exhibition, celebrate Hawaii’s cultural traditions and include live music, performances of hula and chant, and artisan demonstrations of lei and poi making. Kari Bodnarchuk, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2018 See More
Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021 The Italian literary critic Pietro Citati, author of superb studies of Goethe, Kafka, and Proust, published a novel in 1989 called Storia prima felice, poi dolentissima e funesta (Happy at First, But Very Sad and Tragic at the End). John Banville, The New York Review of Books, 24 Mar. 2020 What to Do Stroll along postcard-perfect Waikiki Beach to admire the hula dancers and poi spinners, or take a dip in the warm water, which hovers around 77 degrees in the winter and 82 degrees in the summer. Sunset Magazine, 21 Mar. 2020 Taro farmers across the islands have sent poi to feed the protesters, in solidarity. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2019 Pre-show activities include grinding taro root (the chief ingredient in poi), making bracelets from fresh flowers, and getting temporary tattoos. Arthur Levine, USA TODAY, 8 June 2018 The perfect taro is heavy and dense and mashes into smooth poi. Washington Post, 28 May 2018 Dinner is a pig roast, roasted pineapple, Hawaiian poi and tuna poke. Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2018 The Aloha Nights, which run during the exhibition, celebrate Hawaii’s cultural traditions and include live music, performances of hula and chant, and artisan demonstrations of lei and poi making. Kari Bodnarchuk, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Hawaiian & Samoan
First Known Use
1782, in the meaning defined above