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taupo¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Samoan tāupou.

noun taupos · taupou

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

Taupo²

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

Rhymes with -əʊ

Where it comes from

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

proper noun 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.

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

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

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

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@misc{taupo_2026,
  title = {taupo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taupo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}