plural poi or pois
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There are no tiki drinks or recipes for kalua pork or poi.
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Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
Stroll along postcard-perfect Waikiki Beach to admire the hula dancers and poi spinners, or take a dip in the warm water, which hovers around 77 degrees in the winter and 82 degrees in the summer.
—Sunset Magazine, 21 Mar. 2020
Taro farmers across the islands have sent poi to feed the protesters, in solidarity.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2019
Pre-show activities include grinding taro root (the chief ingredient in poi), making bracelets from fresh flowers, and getting temporary tattoos.
—Arthur Levine, USA TODAY, 8 June 2018
Dinner is a pig roast, roasted pineapple, Hawaiian poi and tuna poke.
—Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2018
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Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
Stroll along postcard-perfect Waikiki Beach to admire the hula dancers and poi spinners, or take a dip in the warm water, which hovers around 77 degrees in the winter and 82 degrees in the summer.
—Sunset Magazine, 21 Mar. 2020
Taro farmers across the islands have sent poi to feed the protesters, in solidarity.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2019
Pre-show activities include grinding taro root (the chief ingredient in poi), making bracelets from fresh flowers, and getting temporary tattoos.
—Arthur Levine, USA TODAY, 8 June 2018
Dinner is a pig roast, roasted pineapple, Hawaiian poi and tuna poke.
—Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2018
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“Poi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poi. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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poi
noun
plural poi or pois
: a Hawaiian food made of cooked taro root pounded to a paste and often fermented
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