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Where does “poi” come from?

Poi is a Hawaiian word of unknown ultimate origin, referring to a staple Hawaiian food made from taro root.

poi (English): The traditional staple food of Hawaii, made by...

Definitions

  1. The traditional staple food of Hawaii, made by...

Ancestry of “poi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianpoiTraditional staple food of Hawaiʻi. A...
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