tincal

[ ting-kahl, -kawl ]

noun
  1. a former name for crude native borax.

Origin of tincal

1
First recorded in 1625–35, tincal is from the Malay word tingkal

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tincal

/ (ˈtɪŋkəl) /


noun
  1. another name for borax (def. 1)

Origin of tincal

1
C17: from Malay tingkal, from Sanskrit tankana

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