kai (kaɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- New Zealand food
Word Origin
Māori, from Melanesian pidgin kaikaiSynonyms
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food,
grub,
provisions,
fare,
board,
commons,
eats,
feed,
diet,
meat,
bread,
tuck,
tucker,
rations,
nutrition,
tack,
refreshment,
scoff,
nibbles,
foodstuffs,
nourishment,
chow,
sustenance,
nosh,
daily bread,
victuals,
edibles,
comestibles,
provender,
nosebag,
pabulum,
nutriment,
vittles,
viands,
aliment,
eatables,
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Usage examples
That's not a thing I like at the beach because the kai gets raided.
New Zealand Herald (2004)