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taipo

taipo noun: an evil spirit.

Noun

taipo (plural taipos)

  1. (New Zealand) An evil spirit.
    • They are called taipos, or devils. If a Maori went fishing or birding between them in the Maungapakeha Valley, he might fail to get either birds or eels. The reason was that the Tinui taipo was angry, and would say to the Maungapakeha taipo, “This man has offended me; he shall catch no more eels or...1905. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961, vol. 38, page 132
  2. (New Zealand) A goblin.

Proper noun capitalized: Taipo

Taipo

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Tai Po, Hong Kong.
    • Then, in close succession for a line of this character, come Taipo and Taipo Market Stations. The latter is notable for the Chinese appearance of its buildings.1954 October, 'Boscawen', “The Kowloon-Canton Railway of Today”, in Railway Magazine, page 712

Forms of taipo

pluraltaipos
alternative formtypo

Questions about taipo

What does taipo mean?
Taipo means an evil spirit.
What part of speech is taipo?
Taipo can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of taipo?
The plural of taipo is taipos.

Words near taipo in the dictionary

  1. Taiping Island
  2. Taipingdian
  3. Taipings
  4. Taipingshan
  5. Taipingxi
  6. taipo
  7. taipos
  8. Taiqian
  9. taique
  10. taiques
  11. tair

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