avisi¹ small, sharpened, skewer-like stick made from palm wood used to [...]

Part of Speech

n3

• • small, sharpened, skewer-like stick made from palm wood used to poke food to check if it is done and serve sweet potatoes or taro
  • • food & drink

  • • Example 465:
      

      Na huu eve bona avis huuhuu kaukau komana.

      She poked them with her special avuis stick for poking potatoes.

      Source: Jan 01W 066

Related entries

• See also:
  • avisi² serve cooked food with an avisi-stick / poke cooked sweet potatoes or pieces of taro with a stick to test if they are done
  • avisi kahi serve food, but leave a rest in the pot or basket
  • avuisi huuhuu kaukau stick that is cut off an ant plant and used for poking sweet potatoes to test, if they are done
  • huuhuu prick or poke something many times