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tanoa

US/təˈnoʊ.ə/

tanoa noun: a bowl for serving kava.

tanoa: a bowl for serving kava
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Noun

tanoa (plural tanoas)

  1. A bowl for serving kava.

Forms of tanoa

pluraltanoas

Origin of tanoa

Borrowed from Samoan tānoa or Fijian tanoa.

Questions about tanoa

What does tanoa mean?
Tanoa means a bowl for serving kava.
What part of speech is tanoa?
Tanoa is a noun.
How do you pronounce tanoa?
Tanoa is pronounced /təˈnoʊ.ə/ (US).
What is the plural of tanoa?
The plural of tanoa is tanoas.

Words near tanoa in the dictionary

  1. Tannu Tuva
  2. Tannu-Tuva
  3. tannur
  4. tannurs
  5. Tano
  6. tanoa
  7. tanoak
  8. tanoaks
  9. Tanoan
  10. tanoas
  11. tanod

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