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hangis

hangis is the plural of hangi.

Meaning of hangi

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

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Questions about hangis

What is hangis the plural of?
Hangis is the plural of hangi.

Words near hangis in the dictionary

  1. hangingly
  2. hangings
  3. hangingwall
  4. hangingwalls
  5. hangiri
  6. hangis
  7. hangle
  8. Hanglem
  9. hangles
  10. Hanglid
  11. hangman

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