imu
/ˈiːmuː/
noun
- A traditional Hawaiian underground oven, used for cooking food such as pig, fish, or vegetables by placing them on hot stones and covering them with leaves and earth.
- The imu was lined with banana leaves before adding the hot rocks.
- The family prepared a whole pig in the imu for the luau.
- We dug an imu in the backyard to cook the fish for the celebration.