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Noa¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish Noa, a surname mostly found in Cuba. The surname could also derive from German Noä.

proper noun Noas

  1. A surname.

noa²

Where it comes from

From the Polynesian term noa, e.g. Hawaiian noa (“free of taboo”).

adjective

  1. not comparable Non-taboo; serving to replace a taboo name or term. It vividly recalls the use of the same epithet in the name The Seven Haley Isles, a seamen's noa term for the Flannan Islands (SGS, xi, 88). A further striking parallel is offered by Eng. halibut lit. 'holy butt' and its many Germanic cognates, terms which certainly arose in a milieu conditioned by

noa³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Māori noa.

adjective

  1. New Zealand, not comparable Non-sacred; such that it must be kept separate from what is taboo.

    Opposite: tapu

NOA⁴

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Nintendo of America

NoA⁵

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Nintendo of America

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"noa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/noa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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noa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/noa

Chicago

"noa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/noa.

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@misc{noa_2026,
  title = {noa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/noa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}