tawa
a large, round frying pan, usually flat or very slightly concave or convex, used in South Asian cooking: A small amount of batter is ladled onto a hot, greased tawa, spread into a thin circle, and fried for a very short time with oil or ghee until golden brown.
Origin of tawa
1- Also ta·va [tah-wuh] /ˈtɑ wə/ .
Words Nearby tawa
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How to use tawa in a sentence
In this division they keep a small interval called tawa in which they do not use the breadfruit.
A Voyage to the South Sea | William Blightawa′lĭ-ukwanûñ′tĭ—“Punk-plugged-in,” from tawa′lĭ, punk; the Cherokee name of a traditional Shawano chief.
Myths of the Cherokee | James MooneyTo begin with, they had to make the slender bird spears, thirty feet long, out of the light wood of the tawa tree.
The Long White Cloud | William Pember ReevesI E sawa genitive of sa, ta reflexive possessive for all persons; Dak tawa the same, also ta.
The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages | Andrew Woods WilliamsonHis red brethren, the chiefs of the Shawanoes at tawa town, would not listen to him, but persecuted him.
Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet | Benjamin Drake
British Dictionary definitions for tawa
/ (ˈtɑːwə) /
a tall timber tree, Beilschmiedia tawa, of New Zealand, having edible purple berries
Origin of tawa
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