hangi
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 5
/ˈhaŋi/
Definition of hangi
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(New-Zealand, countable, uncountable)A traditional Māori pit oven, in which (suitably wrapped) raw food is lain on a base of heated stones.
“The ovens were used to cook food in identical fashion to the Maori hangi and the Papuan stone ovens.”
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noun
-
(New-Zealand, countable, uncountable)A traditional Māori pit oven, in which (suitably wrapped) raw food is lain on a base of heated stones.
“The ovens were used to cook food in identical fashion to the Maori hangi and the Papuan stone ovens.”
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(New-Zealand, uncountable)Food cooked in this way.
“He glanced at the formal setting in front of him, wishing he could be at a marae eating hangi right now.”
name
- A barangay of Las Navas, Northern Samar, Philippines.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Māori hāngī.
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