moai
/ (ˈməʊaɪ) /
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noun plural moai
any of the gigantic carved stone figures found on Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
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Word Origin for moai
from Rapanui (the Polynesian language of Easter Island), literally: statue, figurine
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How to use moai in a sentence
One full-moon night, a friend and I dragged our hotel bedding to the great stone heads, the moai, some 24 feet tall.