taupo

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UK/ˈtaʊpəʊ/US/ˈtaʊpoʊ/New Zealand/ˈtæopɐʉ/New Zealand/ˈtɐʉpoː/

noun

In Samoan culture, a ceremonial virgin, the daughter of a village chief.

OriginSamoan tāupou →
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Meanings

taupo1

nountaupo (plural taupos)

plural taupos · alternative taupou

  1. In Samoan culture, a ceremonial virgin, the daughter of a village chief.

Taupo2

proper noun

alternative Taupō

  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.

Origin

taupo · noun

  1. Samoantāupou
  2. Englishtaupo

Borrowed from Samoan tāupou.

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Taupo · proper noun

  1. MāoriTaupō-nui-a-Tia“Lake Taupo”
  2. EnglishTaupo

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

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Translations

Māori Taupō, Taupō-nui-a-Tia
  • Taupōtown in North Island
  • Taupō-nui-a-Tiatown in North Island

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with taupo

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Anagrams

apout
Cite this entry
APA

taupo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taupo

MLA

“taupo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taupo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taupo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taupo.

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