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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TOHEROA

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOHEROA

toheroa  [ˌtəʊəˈrəʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOHEROA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Toheroa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOHEROA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

toheroa

Paphies ventricosa

Paphies ventricosa, or toheroa,, is a large bivalve mollusc of the family Mesodesmatidae, endemic to New Zealand. It is found in both the North and South Islands, but the main habitat is the west coast of the North Island. The best grounds are wide fine-sand beaches where there are extensive sand-dunes, enclosing freshwater, which percolates to the sea, there promoting the growth of diatoms and plankton generally. The toheroa is a very large shellfish with a solid white, elongated shell with the apex at the middle. The toheroa has been an extremely popular seafood, often made into a greenish soup, for which it has an international reputation. However it was over-exploited in the 1950s and 1960s, and a total and ongoing ban on harvesting is now in place. Maximum length is 117 mm, height 81 mm, and thickness 38 mm.

Definition of toheroa in the English dictionary

The definition of toheroa in the dictionary is a bivalve mollusc, Amphidesma ventricosum, of New Zealand. Other definition of toheroa is a greenish soup made of this.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOHEROA


borrower
ˈbɒrəʊə
burrower
ˈbʌrəʊə
crower
ˈkrəʊə
dyschroa
ˈdɪskrəʊə
furrower
ˈfʌrəʊə
grower
ˈɡrəʊə
harrower
ˈhærəʊə
overthrower
ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊə
proa
ˈprəʊə
rower
ˈrəʊə
silkgrower
ˈsɪlkˌɡrəʊə
sorrower
ˈsɒrəʊə
strower
ˈstrəʊə
thrower
ˈθrəʊə
varroa
vəˈrəʊə
windrower
ˈwɪndˌrəʊə
woolgrower
ˈwʊlˌɡrəʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOHEROA

toggle switch
toggler
Toghril Beg
Togliatti
Togo
Togoland
Togolander
Togolese
togs
togue
toho
tohunga
toil
toile
toiler
toilet
toilet bag
toilet bowl
toilet case
toilet cubicle

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOHEROA

American Samoa
Aotearoa
balboa
cocoa
feather boa
genoa
goa
koa
Lisboa
Mauna Loa
moa
Pessoa
pipiwharauroa
poa
quinoa
Samoa
Sinaloa
Western Samoa
whoa
zoa

Synonyms and antonyms of toheroa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «toheroa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOHEROA

Find out the translation of toheroa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of toheroa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «toheroa» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

toheroa
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

toheroa
570 millions of speakers

English

toheroa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

toheroa
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

toheroa
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

toheroa
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

toheroa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

toheroa
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

toheroa
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Toheroa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

toheroa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

toheroa
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

toheroa
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Toheroa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

toheroa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

toheroa
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आच्छादन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

toheroa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

toheroa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

toheroa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

toheroa
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

toheroa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

toheroa
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toheroa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

toheroa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

toheroa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of toheroa

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOHEROA»

The term «toheroa» is used very little and occupies the 184.449 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOHEROA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «toheroa» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «toheroa» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about toheroa

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOHEROA»

Discover the use of toheroa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to toheroa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Food Culture in the Pacific Islands
Toheroa soup has a naturally sophisticated, complex flavor all its own. The fate of the toheroa, at least in the 20th century, was sealed, it seems, at a dinner in 1921, during which its international gourmet status was assured. During a tour of ...
Roger Haden, 2009
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Te Tau Ihu O Te Waka: Te Ara Hou:
The matter was resolved amicably after a very dramatic performance by Toheroa, naked and brandishing a fence stake. ... after Toheroa had stated'... his hope was in the Lord Jesus Christ, that tho' his sins were great Jesus Christ was the ...
Hilary Mitchell, John Mitchell, Maui John Mitchell, 2007
3
Holidays of the World Cookbook for Students: Updated and ...
The pride of New Zealand is a soup made with toheroa, a rare shellfish found in the black sands of the North Island and South Island beaches. (The country of New Zealand is actually made up of two separate islands.) The Christmas cookout ...
Lois Sinaiko Webb, Lindsay Grace Roten, 2011
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The Connoisseur's Guide to Fish & Seafood
Paphies ventricosa Native to just a few beaches on New Zealand's North and South Islands, in particular the Muriwai and Ninety Mile beaches of north Auckland, a toheroa clam can grow up to 6 inches long. It buries deep into the sand on ...
Wendy Sweetser, 2009
5
Travellin' Mama: A Parent's Guide to Ditching the Routine, ...
We head back to the beach –not surprisingly, the kids want another driving lesson – and Doog is determined to find one of the prized shellfish called toheroa . He knows he's not allowed to take one – harvesting of toheroa is strictly enforced ...
Nancy Harper, 2012
6
Statutory Regulations
13), there shall be an open season for the taking of toheroa for the period commencing on the 15 th day of September 1977 and ending with the 30th day of September 1977 on — (a) That part of Dargaville Beach located between North Head ...
New Zealand, 1977
7
Journal. Appendix
The lower Nelson dredge oyster catch was brought about by vessels leaving Tasman Bay and concentrating their efforts on mussel-dredging in adjacent Marlborough Sounds. 11. Toheroa The 1969 pre-season survey of toheroa stocks on ...
New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, 1970
8
Catch
The number of toheroa remaining in each of the enclosures gave an indication of the benefit of being able to bury away from probing crabs. There was no real difference between toheroa restricted to the surface and those which could bury ...
‎1988
9
Poirieria
One of the tasks we had set for our study was to video toheroa burrowing. Dr Yasou Kondo and I had made a recording of toheroa borrowing during a small study of the burrowing rate, depth of burial and shore orientation of the Muriwai beach ...
‎1994
10
Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
individual toheroa. When canning commences in about June, the condition factor is usually about 6 : 1, and improves gradually until in late August it may have reached 5:1 or 4 : 1. This factor prevails for 2 or 3 weeks until spawning ...
‎1955

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOHEROA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term toheroa is used in the context of the following news items.
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Climate change blamed for demise of toheroa
Many years of observing and gathering information on the depletion of toheroa on Te Oneroa-a-Tohe (90 Mile Beach) has left Awanui man Laurie Austen with ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
2
Confusion with tuatua sparks toheroa warning in Northland
"Small toheroa and mature tuatua look very similar and they are sitting together in the same beds. People who are getting a feed of tuatua are picking up small ... «Northern Advocate, Jun 15»
3
Tuatua gatherers taking prohibited toheroa
The toheroa fishery was closed across the country in 1982 because of a massive decline in numbers and it is feared the latest problem could worsen the ... «Auckland stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
4
Man fined for 'selfish' toheroa take
Unahi said he knew permission would not be granted for the area in question and that he had previously obtained customary authority to take toheroa from Oreti ... «The Southland Times, Mar 15»
5
Tuatua boom could put toheroa at risk
However, they warn it's illegal to gather, disturb or possess the similar-looking toheroa shellfish, with penalties ranging from $500 to court prosecution with a ... «Northland Independent Community, Feb 15»
6
Swimming holes still unsafe after contamination
Shellfish such as mussels, toheroa, pipi, tuatua, cockles, oysters, scallops, catseyes, pupu and kina (sea urchin) remain unsafe to eat. People could experience ... «New Zealand Herald, Jan 15»
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Te Taitokerau MP scoffs at reports Iwi plan to charge for access to Te …
Iwi are considering limiting the number of heavy vehicles that travel along the beach in a bid to help protect the Toheroa beds, however Davis feels this will be a ... «Māori Television, Dec 14»
8
Sir Jerry pops in to personally deliver medals
Mr Searle can almost recount the number of toheroa he's helped transplant from one part of Ripiro Beach to another, roughly 15,000. Now there are millions of ... «Northern Advocate, Oct 14»
9
Chef Hawkes sets national recipe
He first started creating in the kitchen with his grandmother when he was 8, learning how to master toheroa soup. His grandmother then taught him how to make ... «Southland Times, Aug 14»
10
Ban on taking toheroa at Ripiro Beach
The ban on taking toheroa includes customary permits blamed for "open slather" harvesting. People holding permit books have been advised permits will not be ... «Northern Advocate, Aug 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Toheroa [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/toheroa>. May 2024 ».
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