Meanings
hangi1
nounhangi (countable and uncountable, plural hangis or hangi)
plural hangis
- New ZealandcountableuncountableA traditional Māori pit oven, in which (suitably wrapped) raw food is lain on a base of heated stones.First known use 19th c.
The ovens were used to cook food in identical fashion to the Maori hangi and the Papuan stone ovens.
2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 134 - New ZealanduncountableFood cooked in this way.First known use 20th c.
He glanced at the formal setting in front of him, wishing he could be at a marae eating hangi right now.
2015, Anne Ashby, Worlds Collide
Hangi2
proper noun
- A barangay of Las Navas, Northern Samar, Philippines.
Origin
- Māorihāngī
- Englishhangi
Borrowed from Māori hāngī.
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Māori hāngī
- hāngīMāori pit oven
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APA
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“hangi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hangi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hangi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hangi.
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