Etymology

imu

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Today it means: A traditional Hawaiian underground oven, consisting mainly of a hole in the ground. Full definition →

Hawaiian imu
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  1. Hawaiian · borrowed fromimu
  2. English todayimu

Borrowed from Hawaiian imu. Doublet of umu.

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