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hangi.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhaŋi/New-Zealand
  1. A traditional Māori pit oven, in which (suitably wrapped) raw food is lain on a base of heated stones.

    New-Zealand · countable · uncountable
  2. Food cooked in this way.

    New-Zealand · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Māori hāngī.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.