tagua

[ tah-gwuh ]
/ ˈtɑ gwə /

noun, plural ta·guas, (especially collectively) ta·gua.

Chacoan peccary.

Origin of tagua

From Guarani taguá, in reference to the animal's ability to make paths into virtually impenetrable areas

Words nearby tagua

tagmeme, tagmemic, tagmemics, tagore, tagrag, tagua, taguan, tagus, tagāb, taha māori, tahini

Example sentences from the Web for tagua

  • What our hunters saw was neither more nor less than a grove of Tagua trees—better known as the “vegetable ivory.”

    Bruin |Mayne Reid

  • Of this our hunters had proof, and very shortly after entering among the tagua trees.

    Bruin |Mayne Reid

  • A curious article of exportation is the ivory nut, or tagua, which in value now comes next after bananas.

    The Panama Canal |J. Saxon Mills