Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. October 1 at 8:00am Â·.
Poke / p oÊ Ë k eÉª / (Hawaiian for to section or to slice or cut) is a raw fish salad served as an appetizer in Hawaiian cuisine, and sometimes as a main course. Traditional forms are aku (an oily tuna) and he'e (octopus).
â¢ Poke. ( 1 n.) A bag; a sack; a pocket. ( 2 v. t.) To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire. ( 3 n.) A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed.