taonga
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of taonga
Māori
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Ngāi Tahu, one of the Maori tribes that inhabits New Zealand's South Island consider the takahe as taonga - a treasure that should be protected.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2023
In another kitchen they might be thought compromised and tossed aside, but to Monique Fiso, a New Zealand chef of Maori-Samoan heritage, they are taonga, or treasure.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2018
In New Zealand, in the Maori world, this would be considered a taonga, a treasure, something sacred that you have to protect.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2017
While it guaranteed Maori ownership and control of "taonga," or treasure and precious things, it never stated what those were.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2013
To create the taonga whakairo, or decorated treasures prized by the Maoris, a sculptor was expected to combine artistic skill with such qualities as leadership, courage, religious learning and generosity.
From Time Magazine Archive
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
