English Explanatory Dictionary

taupo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In Samoan culture, a ceremonial virgin, the daughter of a village chief.
name
  1. The largest lake in New Zealand, located in Waikato region on the North Island.
  2. A town in Waikato, New Zealand, on the shore of the lake.

Pronunciation

touʹpō /ˈtaʊpəʊ/ /ˈtaʊpoʊ/ tōʹpô /ˈtæopɐʉ/ /ˈtɐʉpoː/

Word forms

taupo taupos taupou Taupō

Etymology

From a shortening of Māori Taupō-nui-a-Tia (“Lake Taupo”, literally “The great cloak of Tia”).

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