English word origin

Etymology of yacca

Borrowed from Spanish yaca, from Taíno.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdieanus.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Spanish yaca, from Taíno.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionyacaes

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

Any of the various Australian perennial flowering plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Transferred sense from Kaurna yagu (“pine gum”), referring to the resinous exudation from yacca trunks.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionyaguzku

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