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taonga

taonga noun: in Maori culture, any treasured thing, whether tangible or intangible.

Noun

taonga (plural taonga or taongas)

  1. (New Zealand) In Maori culture, any treasured thing, whether tangible or intangible.
    • The islands and fishing grounds that are now a jewel in the crown of tourism were from the earliest days populated and prized by Maori as taonga.2013, Radio New Zealand, Waitangi Tribunal visits islands prized as taonga

Forms of taonga

pluraltaonga
pluraltaongas

Origin of taonga

Borrowed from Māori taonga.

Questions about taonga

What does taonga mean?
Taonga means in Maori culture, any treasured thing, whether tangible or intangible.
What part of speech is taonga?
Taonga is a noun.
What is the plural of taonga?
The plural of taonga is taonga.

Words near taonga in the dictionary

  1. Taoists
  2. taoke
  3. taokes
  4. Taole
  5. Taonan
  6. taonga
  7. taongas
  8. taonianone
  9. Taorem
  10. Taormina
  11. Taormino

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