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kai

British  
/ kaɪ /

noun

  1. food

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of kai

Māori, from Melanesian pidgin kaikai

Example Sentences

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Klonghlaeo says he adapts both tom kha kai and tom yum soups when he prepares them here, reducing the spice level and some ingredients to satisfy the American palate.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2023

Mahinga kai sites are not just lifeboats in time of need.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2023

"Must admit, we were tempted to yell 'Yippee kai yea' as we rode the carousel after him," they said.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2021

Still, I could be tempted away from kai yang by a larb of minced pork, for which khao khua is ground coarse to leave crackly contours.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2019

The mele to which the above oli was a prelude is as follows: Mele Noluna ka hale kai, e ka ma'a-lewa, Nana ka maka ia Moana-nui-ka-Leh�a.

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