moai

/ ˈməʊaɪ /

noun

1. any of the gigantic carved stone figures found on Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Word History and Origins

Origin of moai¹

from Rapanui (the Polynesian language of Easter Island), literally: statue, figurine

Example Sentences

One full-moon night, a friend and I dragged our hotel bedding to the great stone heads, the moai, some 24 feet tall.

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