vudi

== Bola == === Noun === vudi banana Miri kani a vudi ― The two of us are eating bananas. === References === René van den Berg and Brent Wiebe, Bola Grammar Sketch, p. 57 == Fijian == === Etymology === From Proto-Central Pacific *vudi, from Proto-Oceanic *pudi, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *punti, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *punti, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *punti, from Proto-Austronesian *punti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvu.ⁿdi/ === Noun === vudi plantain, true plantain (Musa × paradisiaca) Synonym: vudi dina (by extension) banana (yellow fruit of the genus Musa) ==== Usage notes ==== Plantains are primarily eaten cooked as a starch food, often as sweetened pudding with coconut cream in coastal areas. The leaves are traditionally used as improvised mats, umbrellas or when stripped into sections, for traditional skirts. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Gatty, Ronald (2009), “vudi”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎[1], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 308