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taikos

taikos is the plural of taiko.

Meaning of taiko

Noun (1)

taiko (plural taikos)

  1. A traditional drum, beaten by yobidashi to announce the beginning of a tournament, and at the end of each day
  2. A Japanese drum or a performance of several drummers in an ensemble (also called kumi-daiko).

Noun (2)

taiko (plural taikos)

  1. The Chatham Island taiko (Pterodroma magentae).
    • The taiko, a gadfly petrel from the Chatham Islands near to New Zealand, was well known to islanders during the nineteenth century, being used by them as a food resource.2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 61

Questions about taikos

What is taikos the plural of?
Taikos is the plural of taiko.

Words near taikos in the dictionary

  1. taikhana
  2. taikhanas
  3. taiko
  4. taikonaut
  5. taikonauts
  6. taikos
  7. tail
  8. tail away
  9. tail between one's legs
  10. tail block
  11. tail blocks

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