kai en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from Māori kai. Doublet of makan (via Malay) in Malaysian and Singaporean English varieties.
Meanings
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(Australia, New-Zealand, informal, uncountable) Food.
When the sausage man handed the kai over, Kerry passed two wieners to a pair of skinny white kids who had been watching the queue the whole time.
2018, Melissa Lucashenko, Too Much Lip, University of Queensland Press, published 2023, page 118:Actually, I'm not sure I like these new hangis using the foil, it tends to stop the juices getting through to the stones and I reckon the hangi kai is drier to the palate.
1995, Graeme Williams, The soc.culture.new-zealand FAQ:Got to go now and get some kai.
2003, Carmen, “Is there really a censor in NZ?!”, in nz.general (Usenet):
Relateds
kai kai · koen-kai · tom kha kai · kai-kai · pok kai · kai-lan