toitoi

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toetoe

/ (ˈtɔɪtɔɪ) /

noun plural -tois or -toes

any of various tall grasses of the genus Cortaderia of New Zealand, with feathery fronds

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Word Origin for toitoi

Māori

Words nearby toitoi

toilet water, toilful, toilsome, toilworn, toise, toitoi, Tojo, tokamak, Tokara Islands, tokay, toke

British Dictionary definitions for toitoi (2 of 2)

toitoi2
/ (ˈtɔɪtɔɪ) /

noun

NZ another name for bully 2
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