tanoa

English

A tanoa bowl

Etymology

Borrowed from Samoan tānoa or Fijian tanoa.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /təˈnoʊ.ə/

Noun

tanoa (plural tanoas)

1. A bowl for serving kava.

Fijian

Noun

tanoa

1. large bowl for drinking kava

See also

• ibuburau

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009) “tanoa”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, pages 253-4

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Breton tann or from Low German tanu.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈno.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈno.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈno.a/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐˈno.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐˈno.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐˈno(w).ɐ/

• Rhymes: -oɐ
• Hyphenation: ta‧no‧a

Noun

tanoa f (plural tanoas)

1. coopery, cooperage

Derived terms

• tanoar
• tanoaria
• tanoeiro