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tawa

[ tah-wuh ]

noun

  1. a large, round frying pan, usually flat or very slightly concave or convex, used in South Asian cooking:

    A small amount of batter is ladled onto a hot, greased tawa, spread into a thin circle, and fried for a very short time with oil or ghee until golden brown.



tawa

/ ˈtɑːwə /

noun

  1. a tall timber tree, Beilschmiedia tawa, of New Zealand, having edible purple berries
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tawa1

First recorded in 1840–50; from Hindi tavā “frying pan, griddle”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tawa1

Māori
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Example Sentences

In this division they keep a small interval called Tawa in which they do not use the breadfruit.

Tawa′lĭ-ukwanûñ′tĭ—“Punk-plugged-in,” from tawa′lĭ, punk; the Cherokee name of a traditional Shawano chief.

To begin with, they had to make the slender bird spears, thirty feet long, out of the light wood of the tawa tree.

I E sawa genitive of sa, ta reflexive possessive for all persons; Dak tawa the same, also ta.

His red brethren, the chiefs of the Shawanoes at Tawa town, would not listen to him, but persecuted him.

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