tacahout

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noun

A small gall formed on the tamarisk, used as a source of gallic acid.

OriginFrench tacahout m ← Arabic تَاكُوت →
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Meanings

nountacahout (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableA small gall formed on the tamarisk, used as a source of gallic acid.

    The skins are powdered on the flesh side with the tacahout, which is previously powdered, and they are then piled in the vat. They are then covered with water and allowed to soak from six to ten days.

    1920, The Leather Manufacturer, volumes 31-32, page 81

Origin

  1. Arabicتَاكُوت
  2. Frenchtacahout m“tacahout”
  3. Englishtacahout

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

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APA

tacahout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tacahout

MLA

“tacahout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tacahout. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tacahout,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tacahout.

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