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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tawa¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tawa¹

Māori

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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