tutenag

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noun

crude zinc

OriginFrench toutenague ← Portuguese tutenaga ← Tamil துத்தநாகம் →
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Meanings

nountutenag (uncountable)

alternative toothenague · alternative tootnague · alternative tutanague · alternative tutenague

  1. Indiauncountablecrude zinc
  2. uncountablepaktong

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
paktong

Origin

  1. Tamilதுத்தநாகம்“raw zinc”
  2. Portuguesetutenaga
  3. Frenchtoutenague
  4. Englishtutenag

From French toutenague, from Portuguese tutenaga, tutanaga, from Tamil துத்தநாகம் (tuttanākam, “raw zinc”). Doublet of tutty.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Tungate
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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