Goa powder
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
So called from Goa, on the Malabar coast, where it was shipped from Portugal.
Noun[edit]
Goa powder (countable and uncountable, plural Goa powders)
- A bitter powder found in the interspaces of the wood of a Brazilian tree (Vataireopsis araroba) and used to treat eczema and other skin diseases.
- Synonym: araroba
Translations[edit]
a bitter powder found in the Andira araroba tree, used as a medicine
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