Etymology

coumarou

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Today it means: The tree Dipteryx odorata, which bears the tonka bean. Full definition →

French coumarou ← Old Tupi kumaru
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The story

  1. Old Tupi · derived fromkumaru
  2. French · borrowed fromcoumarou
  3. English todaycoumarou

Borrowed from French coumarou, from Old Tupi kumaru.

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