tanoa

English

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[1] or from Low German tanu.[2]

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

tanoa f (plural tanoas)

  1. coopery, cooperage

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ tanoa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025
  2. ^ tanoa”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 20092025