Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tagua

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: tagua
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tagua.

Usage

Inflected Forms

taguas (plural)

Synonyms

tagua nut vegetable ivory

Questions

What does tagua mean?: The fruit of the tagua palm. When dried, it can be carved like ivory, and is used for beads, buttons, etc.
Where does tagua come from?: Borrowed from Spanish tagua.

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