/ˈhaŋi/
OriginBorrowed from Māori hāngī.
- New-Zealand, countable, uncountableA traditional Māori pit oven, in which (suitably wrapped) raw food is lain on a base of heated stones.
“The ovens were used to cook food in identical fashion to the Maori hangi and the Papuan stone ovens.”
- New-Zealand, uncountableFood cooked in this way.
“He glanced at the formal setting in front of him, wishing he could be at a marae eating hangi right now.”
- A barangay of Las Navas, Northern Samar, Philippines.
Formshangis(plural) · hangi(plural)
Source: Wiktionary