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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tolu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
tolu
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Spanish Tolú (“town in Colombia where the tree is found”), from tolúes (“name of a pre-Columbian people of the area”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

tolus (plural)

Derived Forms

toluene

Synonyms

balsam of tolu tolu balsam

Questions

What does tolu mean?
The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.
Where does tolu come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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