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countable and uncountable, plural hangis or hangi
(New Zealand) A traditional Māori pit oven, in which (suitably wrapped) raw food is lain on a base of heated stones. quotations examples
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 Zealand, uncountable) Food cooked in this way. quotations examples
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