imu

American  

[ee-moo] / ˈi mu /

noun

Hawaii.

1. a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.

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Etymology

Origin of imu

From Hawaiian

Example Sentences

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

In fear they drew away, but the strange woman smiled and told them to uncover the imu.

From Legends of the Wailuku by Herwig, Will

For a moment the people stood transfixed at the sight; but remembering instructions they at once began covering the imu with earth.

From Legends of the Wailuku by Herwig, Will

With reverence they covered the imu once more and carefully smoothed it over.

From Legends of the Wailuku by Herwig, Will

The ai-lolo offering, cooked to a turn--no part raw, no part cracked or scorched--is brought in from the imu, its bearer sprinkled by the guard at the entrance.

From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright