Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

angico

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: angi-co
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leguminous tree, Anadenanthera colubrina, native to South America, with traditional medicinal properties and tannin-rich wood used in tanning.

Example Sentences

"Scattered about everywhere, bundles of angico bark, scored through with the aid of a hammer and a knife."
"I recorded that rock cavies were known to eat the bark of the angico tree, a local tree with a bark rich in tannins that was used to tan goat hides."

Etymology

From Portuguese angico.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: angico

Inflected Forms

angicos (plural)

Questions

What does angico mean?: A leguminous tree, Anadenanthera colubrina, native to South America, with traditional medicinal properties and tannin-rich wood used in tanning.
Where does angico come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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