tucum
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Brazilian Portuguese tucum, from a Tupian (Old Tupi?) term tucumá.
Noun[edit]
tucum (uncountable)
- A fine, strong fibre obtained from the young leaves of a Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum vulgare), used for cordage, bowstrings, etc.
- The plant that yields this fibre.
Further reading[edit]
- “tucum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.