toa
English · Español · Português · Tiếng Việt · Kiswahili
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
toa¹
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Dieri toa (“sign, mark, stick, messenger”), thoa, thuwa.
noun toas
- A small painted artifact made by the Diyari people of Australia, believed to have been used as place markers or signposts. These thirty-four toa constructions, made from urban debris and ceremoniously installed in a circular (or sometimes oval) bed of sand, bring together the multiple themes centred on reclamation that preoccupied his life.
toa²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Māori toa.
noun toas
- A brave warrior. The toa or brave who distinguished himself was thought very highly of.
toa³
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Māori toa. Doublet of koa.
noun toas
- A Polynesian tree of the genus Casuarina, or its wood. It happens that nature has assembled in this spot, not only the wildest profusion of the vegetable kingdom, over which the lofty toa tree stands pre-eminent, but also objects of another description, overhanging rocks, hollow-sounding caverns, and steep precipices, calculated to give an aspect as bol
Talk about this word "toa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/toa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. toa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/toa "toa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/toa.Cite this
@misc{toa_2026,
title = {toa},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toa},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
