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

1. A lake, the largest in New Zealand, located in the North Island.
2. 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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