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Where does “tagua” come from?

tagua (English) comes from Spanish tagua, from Quechua tawa — four.

tagua (English): The fruit of the tagua palm. When dried, it can...

Definitions

  1. The fruit of the tagua palm. When dried, it can...

Ancestry of “tagua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtaguavegetable ivory
2Quechuatawafour
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