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tawa¹

Where it comes from

From Hindi तवा (tavā).

noun tawas · tava

  1. South Asia A frying pan or griddle. Deeti gave her daughter the job of sweeping the poppy petals into a heap while she busied herself in stoking the fire and heating a heavy iron tawa.

tawa²

Where it comes from

From Māori tawa.

noun tawas

  1. Beilschmiedia tawa, a New Zealand broadleaf tree.

Tawa³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Māori tawa; see English tawa (“tree”).

proper noun

  1. An outer suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand.

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{tawa_2026,
  title = {tawa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tawa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}