taipan.
Any venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New Guinea.
Meaning & usage
Any venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New Guinea.
Where this word comes from
From Wik-Mungkan tay-pan (or dhayban).
A foreign businessman in China; a tycoon.
A tycoon (usually of Chinese Filipino background)
Where this word comes from
From Cantonese 大班 (daai⁶ baan¹, “big shot, rich businessman”), originally as taepan. Related to tycoon, from Japanese 大君(たいくん) (taikun).
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