Tawa

See also: tawa and tawā

English

Etymology

From Maori; see English tawa (“tree”).

Proper noun

Tawa

1. An outer suburb of Wellington, New Zealand.

References

• NZ Topo Map

Anagrams

• Awat

Nheengatu

Etymology

From tawa (“city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtawa/
• Rhymes: -awa
• Hyphenation: ta‧wa
• Homophones: -tawa, tawa

Proper noun

Tawa

1. (Rio Negro, colloquial) A nickname for São Gabriel da Cachoeira.

References

• Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “Tawa”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 743