title: Tao (spear)
text: # Tao (spear)
  
  Tao is a word in Polynesian languages and can have a number of different meanings.
  
  In Samoan and Māori, a tao is a long traditional wooden spear.
  
  The word also has another meaning in the Samoan language; tao also means 'to bake' or 'roast' in a traditional oven made of hot rocks above ground.
  
  