Taupo
English
Alternative forms
- Taupō
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
- The largest lake in New Zealand, located in Waikato region on the North Island.
- A town in Waikato, New Zealand, on the shore of the lake.
Translations
town in North Island
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