taua

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noun

A group of Maori warriors sent out as a war party.

OriginMāori tauā →
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Meanings

nountaua (plural tauas)

plural tauas

  1. New ZealandA group of Maori warriors sent out as a war party.

    Late that night, while the Hauraki people were celebrating their deliverance, Hongi and his tauā returned to attack under cover of darkness and killed some 60 people still within the pā.

    2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 125

Origin

  1. Māoritauā
  2. Englishtaua

From Māori tauā.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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