madrai
The Fijian word for bread is madrai.
madrai refers to baked dough made from cereals.
Meaning: baked dough made from cereals (noun)
Did you know?
- The word madrai is linguistically linked to the concept of food decaying or spoiling. Its ancient roots describe the process of ripening or going foul.
- In Fijian villages, offering madrai to a guest is part of veiqaravi, a deep-rooted cultural system of social service and hospitality.
- While madrai is the word for 'bread', traditional Fijian cooking uses a lovu, which is an earth oven, rather than the ovens used for baking madrai.
Examples in context
- Solia vei au e dua na buli madrai.Give me a loaf of bread.This sentence is useful for asking someone to give you a loaf of madrai.
- E vinaka na madrai oqori.That bread is good.
Example conversation
Adi and Isoa are preparing breakfast together.
- AdiIsoa, o sa vakaqara na madrai?Isoa, have you prepared the bread?
- IsoaIo, sa tiko na madrai ena tebu.Yes, the bread is in the bowl.
- AdiVinaka, au na kaba vaka na madrai.Thank you, I will cut the bread.
- IsoaSoli vei kemuni na madrai.Here is the bread for you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bread” translations and entries madrai, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries madrai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
