TACAMAHAC Definition & Meaning

tacamahac

[ tak-uh-muh-hak ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any of several resinous substances, used in incenses, ointments, etc.
any tree, as of the genera Bursera and Populus, yielding such a product.
balsam poplar.

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noun

any of several strong-smelling resinous gums obtained from certain trees, used in making ointments, incense, etc
any tree yielding this resin, esp the balsam poplar

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tacamahac¹

1570–80; < Mexican Spanish tecama ( ha ) ca < Nahuatl tecamac resin used in medicine

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tacamahac¹

C16: from Spanish tacamahaca, from Nahuatl tecomahca aromatic resin

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Example Sentences

Nearly a world tree is this poplar, which in some one of its variable forms is called also tacamahac, and balsam poplar as well.

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The camp had been placed under a beautiful tree—the tacamahac, or balsam poplar.

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Nor is the balsam-poplar, or tacamahac, less delightfully fragrant, especially while the gummy buds are just beginning to unfold; this is an elegant growing tree, where it has room to expand into boughs.

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