toheroa

[ toh-uh-roh-uh ]

noun

, plural to·he·ro·as, to·he·ro·a.

1. a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.

toheroa

/ ˌtəʊəˈrəʊə /

noun

1. a bivalve mollusc, Amphidesma (or Semele ) ventricosum, of New Zealand
2. a greenish soup made of this

Word History and Origins

Origin of toheroa¹

Borrowed into English from Maori around 1870–75

Word History and Origins

Origin of toheroa¹

from Māori

Example Sentences

Kerr, a chief catering adviser for the Royal New Zealand Air Force, also tried to create a cooking style for the region’s stunning local ingredients: Queensland duckling, the small kumara sweet potato, the giant and now-rare Toheroa clam.

From Washington Post

Some of the ingredients have not aged well - toheroa, a green clam from New Zealand, is almost extinct - but Kerr’s clear and concise methods for everything from carving chicken to poaching fish are timeless.

From Washington Times

Under the native name of Toheroa, a factory at Dargaville preserves these bivalves in tins.

From Project Gutenberg