Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.
From Spanish Tolú (“town in Colombia where the tree is found”), from tolúes (“name of a pre-Columbian people of the area”).
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- Derivation mentionTolúes · town in Colombia where the tree is found
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