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tikor

tikor noun: a starch or arrowroot made from the tubers of an East Indian zinziberaceous plant related to turmeric, (Curcuma angustifolia).

Noun

tikor (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A starch or arrowroot made from the tubers of an East Indian zinziberaceous plant related to turmeric, (Curcuma angustifolia).
  2. (archaic) The plant itself.

Origin of tikor

Borrowed from Hindi तीखुर (tīkhur), likely from Sanskrit त्रि (tri) + क्षुर (kṣura).

Questions about tikor

What does tikor mean?
Tikor means a starch or arrowroot made from the tubers of an East Indian zinziberaceous plant related to turmeric, (Curcuma angustifolia).
What part of speech is tikor?
Tikor is a noun.

Words near tikor in the dictionary

  1. tikoloshes
  2. tikopek
  3. Tikopia
  4. Tikopian
  5. Tikopians
  6. tikor
  7. Tikrit
  8. Tiksi
  9. TikTok
  10. TikTok-able
  11. TikTok-er

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