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tutenag

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tute-nag
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

crude zinc

Indian usage; Uncountable

noun

paktong

Uncountable

Etymology

From French toutenague, from Portuguese tutenaga, tutanaga, from Tamil துத்தநாகம் (tuttanākam, “raw zinc”). Doublet of tutty.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: toutenague, tutenaga, துத்தநாகம்

Usage

Inflected Forms

toothenague (alternative) tootnague (alternative) tutanague (alternative) tutenague (alternative)

Questions

What does tutenag mean?
crude zinc
Where does tutenag come from?
It is traced to French.

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