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taipos

taipos is the plural of taipo.

Meaning of taipo

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.

Questions about taipos

What is taipos the plural of?
Taipos is the plural of taipo.

Words near taipos in the dictionary

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

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