Etymology

accoma

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Today it means: A large tree, Sideroxylon foetidissimum, (possibly native to the island of Hispaniola); also, the very hard wood harvested from it, used especially for shipbuilding. Full definition →

Haitian Creole accoma
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  1. Haitian Creole · borrowed fromaccoma
  2. English todayaccoma

Probably from the Haitian Creole accoma.

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