"taro" meaning in Maori

See taro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *talo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taləs (compare with Malay talas and Javanese tales). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*talo}} Proto-Polynesian *talo, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*taləs}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taləs, {{cog|ms|talas}} Malay talas, {{cog|jv|tales}} Javanese tales Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} taro, {{mi-noun}} taro
  1. taro Categories (lifeform): Polynesian canoe plants
    Sense id: en-taro-mi-noun-j~Uske19 Disambiguation of Polynesian canoe plants: 50 50 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. bread Categories (lifeform): Polynesian canoe plants, Vegetables
    Sense id: en-taro-mi-noun-mFYEwrYC Disambiguation of Polynesian canoe plants: 50 50 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 23 77 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "taro",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: taro",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: taro"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "tpi",
            "2": "taro"
          },
          "expansion": "Tok Pisin: taro",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tok Pisin: taro"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "taro",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: taro",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: taro"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Taro",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Taro",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Taro"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*taləs"
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
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      },
      "expansion": "Malay talas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "jv",
        "2": "tales"
      },
      "expansion": "Javanese tales",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *talo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taləs (compare with Malay talas and Javanese tales).",
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Vegetables",
          "orig": "mi:Vegetables",
          "parents": [
            "Foods",
            "Plants",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bread"
      ],
      "id": "en-taro-mi-noun-mFYEwrYC",
      "links": [
        [
          "bread",
          "bread"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "taro"
}
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    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori nouns",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 17 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "mi:Polynesian canoe plants",
    "mi:Vegetables"
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          "expansion": "→ English: taro",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: taro"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tpi",
            "2": "taro"
          },
          "expansion": "Tok Pisin: taro",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tok Pisin: taro"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "taro",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: taro",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: taro"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Taro",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Taro",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Taro"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*talo"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *talo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*taləs"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "talas"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay talas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "jv",
        "2": "tales"
      },
      "expansion": "Javanese tales",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *talo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taləs (compare with Malay talas and Javanese tales).",
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        "3": "",
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  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        "bread"
      ],
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          "bread",
          "bread"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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