Goa powder

noun

A bitter powder found in the interspaces of the wood of a Brazilian tree (Vataireopsis araroba) and used to treat eczema and other skin diseases.

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ararobaBahia powderchrysarobin
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Meanings

nounGoa powder (countable and uncountable, plural Goa powders)

plural Goa powders

  1. countableuncountableA bitter powder found in the interspaces of the wood of a Brazilian tree (Vataireopsis araroba) and used to treat eczema and other skin diseases.

    Synonyms: araroba, Bahia powder

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bitter powder found in the interspaces of the wood of a Brazilian tree (Vataireopsis araroba) and used to treat eczema and other skin diseases.

Similar
ararobaBahia powder

More synonyms by meaning

nouna bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases

Similar
ararobachrysarobin
Broader
powder
Also see
ararobabahia powderchrysarobin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

So called from Goa, on the Malabar coast, where it was shipped from Portugal.

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Translations

Portuguese araroba
  • ararobaa bitter powder found in the Andira araroba tree, used as a medicine
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APA

Goa powder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goa%20powder

MLA

“Goa powder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goa%20powder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Goa powder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goa%20powder.

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