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(lb, en, Hawaii) The traditional staple food of Hawaii, made by bake, baking and pound, pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reduce, reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to ferment. (defdate, from 18th c.)
A creamy Samoan dessert of ripe bananas mashed with coconut cream.
(lb, en, New Zealand) A small ball made of leaves and fibres, attached to a string; also, a traditional dance performed by Maori women involving the rhythmic swinging of such a ball. (defdate, from 19th c.)