kai
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of kai
Māori, from Melanesian pidgin kaikai
Example Sentences
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Another observation we made was that mahinga kai, particularly shellfish, concentrate bacteria from the water they filter.
From Salon • Jul. 19, 2023
Nam jim kai is a Thai-style chile sauce, or which there are numerous iterations, though all generally feature some combination of sweet, salty, spicy and sour flavors.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 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
A pretty, but most shocking sight, if seen through the eyes of some of these old-fashioned attendants, is the semi-annual undo kai, or exercise day of the Peeresses' School.
From Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition by Bacon, Alice Mabel
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