Etymology

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Today it means: A traditional Māori pit oven, in which (suitably wrapped) raw food is lain on a base of heated stones. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Māori hāngī
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The story

  1. Māori · borrowed fromhāngī
  2. English todayhangi

Borrowed from Māori hāngī.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A traditional Māori pit oven, in which (suitably wrapped) raw food is lain on a base of heated stones.
  • from 20th c. Food cooked in this way.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.