taipo

plural taipos · alternative typo

1. New ZealandAn evil spirit.

   1 more example

   They are called taipos, or devils. If a Maori went fishing or birding between them in the Maungapakeha Valley, he might fail to get either birds or eels. The reason was that the Tinui taipo was angry, and would say to the Maungapakeha taipo, “This man has offended me; he shall catch no more eels or birds to-day.”

   1905. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961, vol. 38, page 132

2. New ZealandA goblin.

1. alternativeAlternative form of Tai Po, Hong Kong.

   Then, in close succession for a line of this character, come Taipo and Taipo Market Stations. The latter is notable for the Chinese appearance of its buildings.

   1954 October, 'Boscawen', “The Kowloon-Canton Railway of Today”, in Railway Magazine, page 712