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Goa powder en · NOUN

Etymology

So called from Goa, on the Malabar coast, where it was shipped from Portugal.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Goa powders	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Relateds

Synonyms

araroba · Bahia powder

Translations (1)

pt araroba (a bitter powder found in the Andira araroba tree, used as a medicine)