Etymology

taihoa

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Today it means: Slow and cautious; gradual. Full definition →

Māori taihoa
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The story

  1. Māori · borrowed fromtaihoa“wait; do not hurry”
  2. English todaytaihoa

Borrowed from Māori taihoa (“wait; do not hurry”).

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