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Meaning of hangi | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈhaŋi/

Definitions

  1. A barangay of Las Navas, Northern Samar, Philippines.
  2. Alternative spelling of hangi.
    alt-of, alternative
  3. A traditional Māori pit oven, in which (suitably wrapped) raw food is lain on a base of heated stones.
    New-Zealand, countable, uncountable
  4. Food cooked in this way.
    New-Zealand, uncountable

Examples

“The ovens were used to cook food in identical fashion to the Maori hangi and the Papuan stone ovens.”
“He glanced at the formal setting in front of him, wishing he could be at a marae eating hangi right now.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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