piopio

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Māori piopio. === Noun === piopio (plural piopios) A bird of either of two extinct passerine songbird species of New Zealand, comprising the genus Turnagra: North Island piopio (†Turnagra tanagra) and South Island piopio (†Turnagra capensis). === References === Turnagra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Turnagra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Turnagra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Dutch == === Etymology === From English piopio, from Māori piopio. === Pronunciation === === Noun === piopio m (plural piopio's, diminutive piopiootje n) a piopio; any bird in the genus Turnagra === Further reading === Turnagra on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Hawaiian == === Etymology === Reduplication of pio (“peep”). === Noun === piopio chick sound used to call chickens === Further reading === piopio in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com. == Māori == === Noun === piopio piopio (Turnagra spp.) Synonyms: korohea, koropio, tiutiu, tiutiukata double-banded plover (Charadrius bicinctus) Synonym: pohowera New Zealand blueberry (Dianella nigra) Synonyms: rēua, tūrutu === References === Biggs, Bruce [Grandison] (1990), English–Maori, Maori–English Dictionary‎‎[1], Auckland University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, EBSCOhost edsebk, Goodreads, Google Books, Library Thing, Nexus/STC, page 122 Williams, William (1852), “piopio”, in A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, and a Concise Grammar; to Which is Added a Selection of Colloquial Sentences, 2nd edition, London: Williams and Norgate, page 120: “Píopío, s. The name of a bird.”