poke
nvt., To slice, cut crosswise into pieces, as fish or wood; to press out, as the core of a boil (Kam. 64:105) or the meat of an ʻopihi shell; section, slice, piece.
- Examples:
- Poke heʻe, a severed portion of octopus; figuratively, a chubby person.
- Poke ʻina, the tongue-like meat found in the ʻina, sea urchin; to remove this meat.
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