hangi noun2 •(New-Zealand) A traditional Māori pit oven, in which (suitably wrapped) raw food is lain on a base of heated stones.The ovens were used to cook food in identical fashion to the Maori hangi and the Papuan stone ovens. — 2018 •(New-Zealand) Food cooked in this way.He glanced at the formal setting in front of him, wishing he could be at a marae eating hangi right now. — 2015 formshangis