Etymology

taupo

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Today it means: In Samoan culture, a ceremonial virgin, the daughter of a village chief. Full definition →

Samoan tāupou
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taupo · noun1

  1. Samoan · borrowed fromtāupou
  2. English todaytaupo

Borrowed from Samoan tāupou.

Taupo · proper noun2

  1. Māori · borrowed fromTaupō-nui-a-Tia“Lake Taupo”
  2. English todayTaupo

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

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