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Poon choi — Poon Choi, also known as pen cai or Big Bowl Feast, is a traditional type of Chinese food served in wooden basins instead of the porcelain or metal kind. OriginIt was said that Poon Choi was invented during the late Song Dynasty. When Mongol… … Wikipedia
Poon — Poon, n. [Canarese ponne.] A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as {Calophyllum angustifolium}, {Calophyllum inophullum}, and {Sterculia f[oe]tida}; called also {peon}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poon — [po͞on] n. [Sinhalese pūna] 1. any of several East Indian trees (genus Calophyllum) of the Saint John s wort family, whose seeds yield a bitter oil 2. the wood of any of these trees, used esp. in ships, cabinetwork, etc … English World dictionary
poon — I. /pun/ (say poohn) noun 1. any of several tropical Asian trees of the genus Calophyllum, which yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc. 2. the wood. {Sinhalese pūna, probably from Tamil punnai} II. /pun/ (say poohn) Colloquial –noun …
poon — /poohn/, n. 1. any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc. 2. the wood of these trees. [1690 1700; cf. Tamil punnai, pinnai, Malayalam punna names for Calophyllum… … Universalium
Calophyllum angustifolium — Poon Poon, n. [Canarese ponne.] A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as {Calophyllum angustifolium}, {Calophyllum inophullum}, and {Sterculia f[oe]tida}; called also {peon}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Calophyllum inophullum — Poon Poon, n. [Canarese ponne.] A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as {Calophyllum angustifolium}, {Calophyllum inophullum}, and {Sterculia f[oe]tida}; called also {peon}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peon — Poon Poon, n. [Canarese ponne.] A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as {Calophyllum angustifolium}, {Calophyllum inophullum}, and {Sterculia f[oe]tida}; called also {peon}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sterculia foetida — Poon Poon, n. [Canarese ponne.] A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as {Calophyllum angustifolium}, {Calophyllum inophullum}, and {Sterculia f[oe]tida}; called also {peon}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Subli — is a folkdance in the Philippines. It is considered a favorite of the people of the barrios of the municipality of Bauan, Batangas. It is a ceremonial worship dance performed in homage to the Holy Cross referred to in the vernacular as Mahal Na… … Wikipedia
