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‖ imu|ˈimu|
[Hawaiian.]
‘In the Hawaiian islands, a pit used for baking meat or vegetables by means of heated stones’ (Cent. Dict. Suppl., 1909).
1928J. C. Andersen Myths & Legends Polynesians 296 When he reached Makila, on the confines of Lahaina, he saw a number of people heating an imu, or ground oven. 1954Ellery Queen's Mystery Mag. Oct. 43/2 Next came the ritual of putting the pigs into the imu. Ibid. 47/1 Imu pork, white and succulent inside crackling brown skin. |