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kai

British

/ kaɪ /

noun

food

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Etymology

Origin of kai

Māori, from Melanesian pidgin kaikai

Example Sentences

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His favorite dish as a child was his mom’s tom kha kai soup, the coconut chicken soup she would serve on special occasions.

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

One of them runs thus: Ke kua ia mai la e ke kai ka hala o Puna.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

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