moai

/ (ˈməʊaɪ) /


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

Origin of moai

1
from Rapanui (the Polynesian language of Easter Island), literally: statue, figurine

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