tacamahac

[tak-uh-muh-hak]

tac·a·ma·hac

[tak-uh-muh-hak]
noun
1.
any of several resinous substances, used in incenses, ointments, etc.
2.
any tree, as of the genera Bursera and Populus, yielding such a product.
Also, tac·a·ma·hac·a [tak-uh-muh-hak-uh] , tacmahack.


Origin:
1570–80; < Mexican Spanish tecama(ha)ca < Nahuatl tecamac resin used in medicine
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Tacamahac is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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tacamahac or tacmahack (ˈtækəməˌhæk)
 
n
1.  any of several strong-smelling resinous gums obtained from certain trees, used in making ointments, incense, etc
2.  any tree yielding this resin, esp the balsam poplar
 
[C16: from Spanish tacamahaca, from Nahuatl tecomahca aromatic resin]
 
tacmahack or tacmahack
 
n
 
[C16: from Spanish tacamahaca, from Nahuatl tecomahca aromatic resin]

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