angico

noun

an·​gi·​co

anˈjē(ˌ)kü,

-kō

plural -s

: any of various South American trees of the family Leguminosae (especially Piptadenia rigida) that yields a brown gum used in tanning

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

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