"tagua" meaning in English

See tagua in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: taguas [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish tagua. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|tagua}} Spanish tagua Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: tagua nut, vegetable ivory
    Sense id: en-tagua-en-noun-BBYFU6uG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries

Inflected forms

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