poi
Pounded purple starch
Poi is a Hawaiian staple food made from taro root that has been cooked, mashed, and thinned with water to a paste.
The consistency ranges from thick to thin, and it ferments slightly over time, developing a sour taste.
Poi is traditionally eaten with the fingers and served alongside other dishes: We had poi with kalua pork at the luau.
Edible tropical corm
- pasteThick sticky substance
- fermentedTransformed by microbial action
- luauTraditional island celebration
- cormBulblike underground stem base
staple · purple · sticky · pounded · bowl · pounder · sour · Hawaiian
Traditional island celebration
- alohaHawaiian multipurpose greeting
- taroEdible tropical corm
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- stapleBasic dietary necessity
lei · hula · island · Pacific · Polynesian · native · feast · bowl
New Zealand's indigenous people
- swingingMoving in arcs
- rhythmicHaving regular tempo
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
warrior · performance · twirling · hypnotic · flowing · choreography · costume · cultural
taro
Edible tropical corm
- pasteThick sticky substance
- fermentedTransformed by microbial action
- luauTraditional island celebration
corm · staple · purple · sticky · pounded · bowl · pounder · sour · Hawaiian · traditional
luau
Traditional island celebration
- alohaHawaiian multipurpose greeting
- taroEdible tropical corm
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
staple · lei · hula · island · Pacific · Polynesian · native · feast · bowl · culture
Maori
New Zealand's indigenous people
- swingingMoving in arcs
- rhythmicHaving regular tempo
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
ceremonial · warrior · performance · twirling · hypnotic · flowing · choreography · costume · cultural · tribal
balls
Round solid objects
- tossLight, casual throw
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- spinningRevolving around an axis
props · rhythm · dexterity · tethered · swinging · patterns · tricks · flow · coordination · practice
- Maori heritageAotearoa, Maori, mana, pa, tapu
- flexible weaponsflail, nunchaku, nunchucks, chain whip, ball and chain
- Pacific PeoplesSamoan, Tongan, Hawaiian, Maori, Fijian
- PolynesiaHawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, Fiji
- Maori culturemana, tapu, whanaungatanga, whakapapa, waka
- Maori customstapu, pure, welcome ceremony, farewell ceremony, naming ceremony