gourou

1. kola

   At the great bamboulas and fêtes the gourou is much used.

   1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 107

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   Provisions were spilled out of their baskets; and in walking one stepped on morsels of rock salt, packages of gum, rotten dates, and gourou-nuts.

   1886, M. French Sheldon, transl., Salammbô of Gustave Flaubert, London: Saxon and Co., page 304

   The Negroes of Senegal and the Soudan chew the gourou with delight, although it has a sharp and astringent taste.

   1898, Dr. Jacobus X, Untrodden Fields of Anthropology: Observations on the Esoteric Manners and Customs of Semi-Civilized Peoples, volume II, Paris: Libraire de Médecine, Folklore et Anthropologie, page 116

plural gourous

1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of guru.