tanoa

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English

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A tanoa bowl

Etymology

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Borrowed from Samoan tanoa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tanoa (plural tanoas)

  1. A bowl for serving kava.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Perhaps from Breton tann[1] or from Low German tanu.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -oɐ
  • Hyphenation: ta‧no‧a

Noun

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tanoa f (plural tanoas)

  1. coopery, cooperage

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ tanoa” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ tanoa” in Dicionário Online de Português.

Samoan

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

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tanoa

  1. bowl for kava