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hangi

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New Zealand/ˈhaŋi/

hangi noun: a traditional Māori pit oven, in which (suitably wrapped) raw food is lain on a base of heated stones.

Noun

hangi (countable and uncountable, plural hangis or hangi)

  1. (New Zealand) 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.2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 134
  2. (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.2015, Anne Ashby, Worlds Collide

Proper noun capitalized: Hangi

Hangi

  1. A barangay of Las Navas, Northern Samar, Philippines.

Forms of hangi

pluralhangis
pluralhangi

Origin of hangi

Borrowed from Māori hāngī.

Questions about hangi

What does hangi mean?
Hangi means a traditional Māori pit oven, in which (suitably wrapped) raw food is lain on a base of heated stones.
What part of speech is hangi?
Hangi can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce hangi?
Hangi is pronounced /ˈhaŋi/ (New Zealand).
What is the plural of hangi?
The plural of hangi is hangis.

Words near hangi in the dictionary

  1. hangfire
  2. hangfires
  3. Hanggin
  4. Hangha
  5. Hanghang
  6. hangi
  7. hangin'
  8. hanging
  9. hanging a left
  10. hanging a leg
  11. hanging a Louie

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