tagua

English

Etymology

From Spanish tagua.

Noun

tagua (countable and uncountable, plural taguas)

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

Synonyms

• tagua nut
• vegetable ivory

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ɡa/

Verb

tagua

1. third-person singular past historic of taguer

Italian

Noun

tagua m (invariable)

1. Alternative form of pecari del Chaco

Anagrams

• aguta, guata

Spanish

Etymology

From Quechua tawa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaɡwa/ [ˈt̪a.ɣ̞wa]

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• Rhymes: -aɡwa
• Syllabification: ta‧gua

Noun

tagua f (uncountable)

1. vegetable ivory

Descendants

• → English: tagua

Further reading

• “tagua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10