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kai

British

/ kaɪ /

noun

food

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Etymology

Origin of kai

Māori, from Melanesian pidgin kaikai

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Our work shows that swimming guidance does not substitute for making decisions about whether or not to harvest wild kai.

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

In the markets, you will discover locally grown vegetables you may never have encountered before, such as bok choy and kai lan, and delicious fruits including dragon fruits and mangoes.

From US News ● May 12, 2015

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 Alice Mabel Bacon

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