Etymology

tacahout

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Today it means: A small gall formed on the tamarisk, used as a source of gallic acid. Full definition →

French tacahout m ← Arabic تَاكُوت
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  1. Arabic · derived fromتَاكُوت
  2. French · borrowed fromtacahout m“tacahout”
  3. English todaytacahout

From French tacahout m (“tacahout”), from Arabic تَاكُوت (tākūt), an early medieval Berber borrowing.

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