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Poi vs Koi - What's the difference?

poi | koi |

As nouns the difference between poi and koi

is that poi is a national food of the Hawaiians, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to ferment while koi is ornamental domesticated varieties of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring.

poi

English

(wikipedia poi)

Noun

(po)
  • A national food of the Hawaiians, made by baking]] and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and [[reduce, reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to ferment.
  • A creamy Samoan dessert of ripe bananas mashed with coconut cream.
  • A style of performance art originating in New Zealand Maori culture.
  • The equipment used in such a performance, typically a pair of short cords with a soft cloth ball at one end of each piece. Similar items, of different construction, are used in a more modern style of fire poi.

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    * English terms derived from Hawaiian ----

    koi

    English

    (wikipedia koi)

    Noun

    (koi)
  • Ornamental domesticated varieties of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio , of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring

    • Synonyms

    * (Cyprinus carpio) koi carp

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