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tonka bean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
tonka bean
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A black wrinkled seed of a neotropical legume tree of species Dipteryx odorata, used as a perfume and vanilla substitute due to its high coumarin content.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Likely from Guyanese Creole English tonka, from a Tupian language, perhaps Kari'na tonka.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tonka beans (plural) tonca bean (alternative) tonga bean (alternative) tonqua bean (alternative) tonquin bean (alternative)

Synonyms

tonka bean tree coumarouna odorata dipteryx odorata coumara nut

Questions

What does tonka bean mean?
A black wrinkled seed of a neotropical legume tree of species Dipteryx odorata, used as a perfume and vanilla substitute due to its high coumarin content.
Where does tonka bean come from?
Likely from Guyanese Creole English tonka, from a Tupian language, perhaps Kari'na tonka.

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