noun
Meaning 1
The tree Dipteryx odorata, which bears the tonka bean.
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Standard Lemma guide
coumarou
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noun
Meaning 2
The tonka bean itself.
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from French coumarou, from Old Tupi kumaru.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: tuoksutonkapuu — Dipteryx odorata
- French: coumarou — Dipteryx odorata
- Spanish: sarapia — Dipteryx odorata
- Spanish: sarrapia — Dipteryx odorata
- Turkish: tonka ağacı — Dipteryx odorata
- French: tonka — tonka bean
- Spanish: tonca — tonka bean