HANGI Meaning of HANGI in English [ 'haŋi , 'hα:ŋi ]■ noun NZ a pit in which food is cooked on heated stones. ↘a meal or gathering at which food is cooked in such a way.Originfrom Maori. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004