tikor

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi तीखुर (tīkhur), likely from Sanskrit त्रि (tri) +‎ क्षुर (kṣura).

Noun

tikor (uncountable) (archaic)

1. A starch or arrowroot made from the tubers of an East Indian zinziberaceous plant related to turmeric, (Curcuma angustifolia).
2. The plant itself.

References

• “tikor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• triok