taihoa

T1A1I1H4O1A1

adjective

Slow and cautious; gradual.

OriginMāori taihoa →
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Meanings

adjectivetaihoa (not comparable)
  1. New Zealandnot comparablegovernmentSlow and cautious; gradual.

    The main aim of the Liberal government had always been pakeha land settlement, even through the taihoa period.

    2004, Richard S. Hill, State authority, indigenous autonomy, page 101
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    He found in office that the taihoa policy was not the creation of his predecessor, but was imposed by the fundamental conditions of the problem to which every Native Minister has to address himself.

    1970, James A. Clifton, Applied anthropology: readings in the uses of the science of man

Origin

  1. Māoritaihoa“wait; do not hurry”
  2. Englishtaihoa

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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