Taupo

English

Etymology

From a shortening of Maori Taupō-nui-a-Tia (“Lake Taupo”, literally “The great cloak of Tia”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: touʹpō, IPA^(key): /ˈtaʊpəʊ/
(General American) enPR: touʹpō, IPA^(key): /ˈtaʊpoʊ/
(New Zealand) enPR: touʹpō, tōʹpô, IPA^(key): /ˈtæopɐʉ/, /ˈtɐʉpoː/
(RP) Rhymes: -əʊ
(US) Rhymes: -oʊ

Proper noun

Taupo

A lake, the largest in New Zealand, located in the North Island.
A town in New Zealand on the shore of the lake.

Translations

town in North Island

Maori: Taupō, Taupō-nui-a-Tia

References

NZ Topo Map

Anagrams

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