piopio
Britishnoun
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Origin of piopio
Māori, of imitative origin
Example Sentences
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It was a store in the small town of Piopio that Mr Phillips was suspected of attempting to break into when police were called, leading to a chase and the shoot-out.
From BBC
In the early hours of Monday, police responded to a report of an attempted burglary at a rural farm supply shop in the small town of Piopio.
From BBC
It was Piopio he returned to on Monday morning.
From BBC
Officers were responding to a reported robbery at a commercial property in Piopio, a small town in northern New Zealand, when Phillips and one of his children were spotted riding a quad bike.
From BBC
The enzyme acts like a pair of scissors, cutting up the Piopio protein and breaking the cell-matrix bonds.
From Science Daily
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