Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the Hawaiian Islands, a pit used for baking meat or vegetables by means of heated stones.
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- noun The traditional
Hawaiian oven.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries
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Examples
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They were greeted with beautiful, fragrant flower leis and enjoyed a delicious feast of kalua pua‘a—pork roasted in a beachside underground oven called an imu—as well as fish, poi, chicken, vegetables, fruit, and salads.
The Aloha Quilt Jennifer Chiaverini 2010
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They were greeted with beautiful, fragrant flower leis and enjoyed a delicious feast of kalua pua‘a—pork roasted in a beachside underground oven called an imu—as well as fish, poi, chicken, vegetables, fruit, and salads.
The Aloha Quilt Jennifer Chiaverini 2010
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From her visit to the Old Lahaina Lu‘au Bonnie knew that an imu was an underground oven, but she was still surprised.
The Aloha Quilt Jennifer Chiaverini 2010
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They were greeted with beautiful, fragrant flower leis and enjoyed a delicious feast of kalua pua‘a—pork roasted in a beachside underground oven called an imu—as well as fish, poi, chicken, vegetables, fruit, and salads.
The Aloha Quilt Jennifer Chiaverini 2010
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From her visit to the Old Lahaina Lu‘au Bonnie knew that an imu was an underground oven, but she was still surprised.
The Aloha Quilt Jennifer Chiaverini 2010
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From her visit to the Old Lahaina Lu‘au Bonnie knew that an imu was an underground oven, but she was still surprised.
The Aloha Quilt Jennifer Chiaverini 2010
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He added that the buffet-style feast has remained an island favorite for its imu ceremony revealing the kalua pig as it's removed from the underground oven.
Dawna L. Robertson: Up a Lazy River Dawna L. Robertson 2010
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On Christmas Day, Claire, Midori, and Bonnie hosted a Christmas luau for their guests, with a delicious buffet and a succulent roast pig cooked in the new underground imu Eric had built.
The Aloha Quilt Jennifer Chiaverini 2010
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As evening approached, the faculty and the first campers of Aloha Quilt Camp gathered on the central lanai for a Welcome Luau, full of all the delicious flavors Bonnie had come to love: kalua pork cooked all day in the imu, steamed chicken laulaus, vegetable long rice, lomi lomi salmon, and taro rolls, with coconut pudding haupia for dessert.
The Aloha Quilt Jennifer Chiaverini 2010
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As they awaited the start of the show, they strolled through the grounds admiring the demonstrations of traditional crafts and gathered around to watch the opening of the imu.
The Aloha Quilt Jennifer Chiaverini 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word imu
interactive marketing unit
April 16, 2009
bilby commented on the word imu
Inner Mongolia University.
April 16, 2009
bilby commented on the word imu
WordNet is probably referring to this mob.
April 16, 2009