tagua
Americannoun
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taguas,
plural
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tagua
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of tagua
From Guarani taguá, in reference to the animal's ability to make paths into virtually impenetrable areas
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Complementing the regal black-and-white plumages are hand-carved wooden beads made from driftwood found in the Luangwa’s lush riverbeds, vintage Zambian coins collected in Mfuwe markets, and vegetable ivory seeds sourced from towering tagua palms.
From National Geographic ● May 17, 2018
However, tagua fell into obscurity, so much so that Mr Heerma van Voss had never heard of it when he first visited Ecuador in 2000.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2017
While Mr Heerma van Voss is preparing for a big upturn in exports to China, tagua does face two hurdles in the country.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2017
In her bin were iron jewelry holders and rosewood containers and dozens of rings, each made in faraway places with exotic materials: tagua nut, cow bone, goat horn.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2015
Of this our hunters had proof, and very shortly after entering among the tagua trees.
From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Johann Baptist Zwecker
The ground was tolerably clear, the taguas standing far apart, and many of them not rising higher than the bear’s back.
From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Johann Baptist Zwecker
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