"hangi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hangis [plural], hangi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori hāngī. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|hāngī}} Maori hāngī Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|hangi}} 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. Tags: New-Zealand, countable, uncountable Translations (Maori pit oven): hāngi (Maori)
    Sense id: en-hangi-en-noun-W1YknMno Categories (other): New Zealand English, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'Maori pit oven': 85 15
  2. (New Zealand, uncountable) Food cooked in this way. Tags: New-Zealand, uncountable Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-hangi-en-noun-7ESA1tZH Disambiguation of Cooking: 26 74 Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 34 66

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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