Tacamahac Definition
tăkə-mə-hăk
noun
A strong-smelling gum resin used in ointments and incenses.
Webster's New World
Any of several trees, as the balsam poplar, yielding this resin.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Populus balsamifera
- hackmatack
- balsam poplar
Other Word Forms of Tacamahac
Noun
Singular:
tacamahac
Plural:
tacamahacsOrigin of Tacamahac
-
In the 19th century, some authorities questioned if tacamahac, tamarack, and hackmatack could be cognate to one another, perhaps all corruptions of one term, but such cognancy is unlikely.
From Wiktionary
Spanish tacamaca, tacamahaca from Nahuatl tecamaca
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
-
From Nahuatl tecamac.
From Wiktionary
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to tacamahac using the buttons below.