Home › Words › H › hangihangi/ˈhaŋi/hangi means A barangay of Las Navas, Northern Samar, Philippines.hangi is pronounced /ˈhaŋi/.EtymologyBorrowed from Māori hāngī.nameA barangay of Las Navas, Northern Samar, Philippines.nounA traditional Māori pit oven, in which (suitably wrapped) raw food is lain on a base of heated stones.e.g.“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:Food cooked in this way.e.g.“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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.umu 61% match — An earth oven used in New Zealand, Samoa, and other Pacific islands, consisting of a hole dug in the ground and lined with heated stones. vs hangi →pachamanca 61% match — An underground pit lined with hot stones and used for traditional Peruvian cooking. vs hangi →lovo 58% match — A traditional earthen pit oven in Fiji. vs hangi →hakari 55% match — An elaborate feast in Maori culture. vs hangi →kainga 54% match — A Maori village. vs hangi →pataka 54% match — A Maori storehouse for food, typically raised above the ground. vs hangi →kaluaed 53% match — Cooked using the Hawaiian kalua method. vs hangi →wharekai 52% match — The dining hall in a marae. vs hangi →