tagua
Americannoun
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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
The sliced tagua typically retails for $30 a kg, while the raw seeds sell for $6 a kg.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2017
Ms Andron, 27, travels to Ecuador twice a year to oversee the production of the tagua that is done by seven local women at a cooperative.
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 Zwecker, Johann Baptist
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 Zwecker, Johann Baptist
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