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tacmahack

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tac⋅ma⋅hack

  [tak-muh-hak]
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–noun
tacamahac.

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.
3. balsam poplar.
Also, tac⋅a⋅ma⋅hac⋅a  [tak-uh-muh-hak-uh] , tacmahack.

Origin:
1570–80; < MexSp tecama(ha)ca < Nahuatl tecamac resin used in medicine
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