poi

A Hawaiian food made from the tuber of the taro that is cooked, pounded to a paste, and fermented.

A traditional Maori performance art in which one swings in each hand a rope with a ball at the end, usually in specific, complex patterns.

In music, then; later: as, adagio poi allegro, slowly, then quickly; or poi segue, then follows.

An article of food of the Sandwich Islanders, prepared from the root of the taro, Colocasia antiquorum.

A national food of the Hawaiians, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to ferment.

A national food of the Hawaiians, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to ferment.

A creamy Samoan dessert of ripe bananas mashed with coconut cream.

A pair of roughly arm-length chains with loop handles attached to one end and bundle of wicking material on the other used in fire dancing (fire spinning). Poi used for practice may also consist of a fabric streamer with a light weight, such as a beanbag, at the leading edge.

Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment