tacahout

English

Etymology

From French tacahout m (“tacahout”), from Arabic تَاكُوت (tākūt), an early medieval Berber borrowing.

Noun

tacahout (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) A small gall formed on the tamarisk, used as a source of gallic acid.
   • 1920, The Leather Manufacturer, volumes 31-32, page 81:

     The skins are powdered on the flesh side with the tacahout, which is previously powdered, and they are then piled in the vat. They are then covered with water and allowed to soak from six to ten days.