"taua" means: A group of Maori warriors sent out as a war party.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
taua
(NZ) A group of Maori warriors sent out as a war party.
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(NZ) A group of Maori warriors sent out as a war party.
"taua" means: A group of Maori warriors sent out as a war party.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"taua" means: A group of Maori warriors sent out as a war party.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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Tauá, a small municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil
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Santo Antônio do Tauá, a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil
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Vai Taua (born 1988), American football player
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Mata Taua Peak, a peak in Antarctica
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Tauá (Rio de Janeiro), a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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