tagua

[ tah-gwuh ]

noun

, plural ta·guas, (especially collectively) ta·gua.

1. Chacoan peccary ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of tagua¹

From Guarani taguá, in reference to the animal's ability to make paths into virtually impenetrable areas

Example Sentences

What our hunters saw was neither more nor less than a grove of Tagua trees—better known as the “vegetable ivory.”

From Project Gutenberg

A curious article of exportation is the ivory nut, or tagua, which in value now comes next after bananas.

From Project Gutenberg

Of this our hunters had proof, and very shortly after entering among the tagua trees.

From Project Gutenberg