poi

poi
1. noun
a) 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.
b) 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.
3. adverb
few; not many (people, objects etc.)

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  • -poi — poi·et·ic; …   English syllables

  • poi — poi·et·ic; …   English syllables

  • poi — pòi avv. FO 1. dopo, in seguito: di questo parleremo poi, poi hanno cambiato programma, ci penseremo poi | in correlazione e contrapposto a prima: prima le telefono, poi esco, prima avevo freddo, poi sonno; colloq., con uso pleon., in… …   Dizionario italiano

  • poi —   Poi, ai; kāpiki (inferior). See pounder and saying, welcome.    ♦ Thin poi, ai kakale.    ♦ Lumpy poi, ai pu upu u (fig., unsociable); ai hakuhaku (due to mixing).    ♦ Fresh poi, ai hou; aka akai (bulrush, so called because fresh poi was not… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • Poi — may refer to: * Poi (film), a 2006 Tamil film * Poi (food), the Polynesian staple food * Poi (juggling), a Maori dance from New Zealand * Poi, Pakistan, a town in the Balochistan province of PakistanPOI may refer to:*Person of Indian Origin… …   Wikipedia

  • Poi E — is a New Zealand 1984 number one hit song by the group Patea Māori Club off of the album of the same name. Its popularity is unique in New Zealand as Māori music rarely reaches popular status. Released in 1984, the song was sung entirely in the… …   Wikipedia

  • POI — (англ. point of interest)  достопримечательность или другой объект, отмеченный точкой на карте. POI на экране GPS навигатора Garmin По мнению человека, создавшего эту точку …   Википедия

  • poi — Bendroji  informacija Rūšis: naujai skolintos šaknies žodis Kalbos dalis: daiktavardis Kilmė: maorių, anglų k. perraša poi. Pateikta: 2011 11 24. Atnaujinta: 2014 01 13. Reikšmė ir vartosena Apibrėžtis: siužetinis choreografinis maorių (paprastai …   Lietuvių kalbos naujažodžių duomenynas

  • POI — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • poi — / pɔi/ (ant. tronc. po , solo come avv.) [lat. post dopo ]. ■ avv. 1. [in un tempo successivo] ▶◀ appresso, (lett.) dipoi, dopo, in seguito, più tardi, (lett.) poscia, posteriormente, successivamente. ◀▶ anteriormente, (lett.) dianzi, in… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • Poi — (Poi segue, ital., spr. ßēghwe), »sodann folgt«, in Musikstücken vorkommend, z. B.: Scherzo d. c. ep. (s.) la Coda (Anweisung am Schluß eines Trios, zuerst das Scherzo zu wiederholen und sodann mit Überspringung des Trios die Coda zu spielen) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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