"taipo" meaning in All languages combined

See taipo on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: taipos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} taipo (plural taipos)
  1. (New Zealand) An evil spirit. Tags: New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-taipo-en-noun--jwyt~Fp Categories (other): New Zealand English
  2. (New Zealand) A goblin. Tags: New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-taipo-en-noun-HTlCkb86 Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58

Inflected forms

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