imu
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of imu
From Hawaiian
Example Sentences
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Cooke dug the requisite hole in the ground for an imu, or underground oven, to roast the kalua pig, as is tradition.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
At least this is what the people saw—not a cloud of smoke over the imu, but a rain cloud.
From Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina by W. D. Westervelt
The men toiled rapidly, placing the imu mats over their chiefess and throwing the dirt back into the oven until it was all thoroughly covered and the smoke was quenched.
From Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina by W. D. Westervelt
He then went on alone, and when he reached Makila, on the confines of Lahaina, he saw a number of people heating an imu, or underground oven.
From Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends by Thomas G. (Thomas George) Thrum
She commanded her people to make a great imu for her in the hill Puu Honu.
From Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina by W. D. Westervelt
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