toetoe

English

Alternative forms

  • toe-toe, toi-toi

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori.

Noun

toetoe

  1. (New Zealand) Any of various tall grasses native to New Zealand, especially of the genus Austroderia.
    • 1984, Janet Frame, An Angel at my Table, Virago, published 2024, page 255:
      I set out from Northcote towards Mr Sargeson's place in Takapuna, walking along the largely unformed road with paddocks of scrub and toetoe on either side […] .

Derived terms

References

Sranan Tongo

Noun

toetoe

  1. superseded spelling of tutu
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