tagua

English

Etymology

From Spanish tagua.

Noun

tagua (countable and uncountable, plural taguas)

  1. The fruit of the tagua palm. When dried, it can be carved like ivory, and is used for beads, buttons, etc.

Synonyms

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ta.ɡa/

Verb

tagua

  1. third-person singular past historic of taguer

Italian

Noun

tagua m (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of pecari del Chaco

Spanish

Etymology

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtaɡwa/, [ˈt̪aɣwa]

Noun

tagua f (uncountable)

  1. vegetable ivory

Descendants

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