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▪ I. ‖ tawa1
(ˈtawa, colloq. ˈtaʊə)
[The Maori name.]
A tall and handsome forest tree of New Zealand, Beilschmiedia (Nesodaphne) Tawa, N.O. Lauraceæ, with damson-like fruit; allied to the Taraire, but inferior as timber.
1839[see billy3]. 1866Treas. Bot. 786/1 Called Tawa by the natives. 1883J. Hector Handbk. N. Zealand (1886) 106 Tawa, a lofty forest tree 60 ft. to 70 ft. high, with slender branches. The wood is light, and soft, and is used for making butter-kegs.
▪ II. tawa2|tɑːˈwɑː|
Also tava(h).
[a. Hindi, Punjabi tavā frying-pan, griddle.]
A circular griddle used in the Indian subcontinent for cooking chupattis and other food.
c1843H. Lawrence Jrnls. (1980) viii. 134 The tavah a convex iron plate on which are [sic] baked the thin unleavened bread of the people. 1963Guardian 1 May 6/4 Iron ‘tawa’ (a baking utensil like the Scots girdle for oatcakes). 1969Eve's Weekly (Bombay) 20 Dec. 65/3 Make a gash in the flat side of each chestnut and dry roast in the oil in a large tava for a few minutes. 1971Femina (Bombay) 16 Apr. 55/1 Roll out into chappatis and bake on a tawa on a very low fire till it cooks through. |