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margosa

[ mahr-goh-suh ]

/ mɑrˈgoʊ sə /

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Origin of margosa

1805–15; aphetic <Portuguese amargosa, feminine of amargoso bitter

Words nearby margosa

margin call, margin line, margin of safety, marginoplasty, margin plank, margosa, Margot, margravate, margrave, margravine, Margrethe II

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How to use margosa in a sentence

She was helping me with a Bengali primer, what time I could spare my gaze from the near-by parrots eating ripe margosa fruit.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
Several groves of margosa trees are said to flourish in her vicinity.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
On the following day, all the old pots are thrown away, and the agnates eat rice cooked with margosa (Melia Azadirachta) leaves.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
A meal, called pithapona (bitter food), consisting of rice and margosa (Melia Azadirachta) leaves, is partaken of by agnates only.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

Children who suffer from fits are branded with a twig of margosa or with a glass bangle.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston