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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [poi, poh-ee]
- /pɔɪ, ˈpoʊ i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [poi, poh-ee]
- /pɔɪ, ˈpoʊ i/
Definitions of poi word
- noun poi a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented. 1
- noun poi Hawaiian food 1
- noun poi a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded to a paste, and fermented 0
- noun poi a ball of woven flax swung rhythmically in poi dances 0
- noun poi a Hawaiian food made of taro root mixed with water, cooked, pounded into a paste, and slightly fermented 0
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Origin of poi
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1815-25
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Poi
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
poi popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
poi usage trend in Literature
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