Meanings
nouncoumarou (plural coumarous)
plural coumarous · alternative cumaru · alternative kumaru
- The tree Dipteryx odorata, which bears the tonka bean.
- The tonka bean itself.
Origin
- Old Tupikumaru
- Frenchcoumarou
- Englishcoumarou
Borrowed from French coumarou, from Old Tupi kumaru.
More words from French, Old Tupi
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish tuoksutonkapuu
- tuoksutonkapuuDipteryx odorata
French coumarou, tonka
- coumarouDipteryx odorata
- tonkatonka bean
Spanish sarapia, sarrapia
- sarapiaDipteryx odorata
- sarrapiaDipteryx odorata
- toncatonka bean
Turkish tonka ağacı
- tonka ağacıDipteryx odorata
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coumarou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coumarou
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“coumarou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coumarou. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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