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tonqua

tonqua is the alternative form of tonka.

Meaning of tonka

Noun

tonka (uncountable)

  1. A flavoring or fragrance used in foodstuffs and perfumes, derived from the tonka bean which contains coumarin.
    • When grated into desserts or infused into syrups, they impart a flavour so transcendent, tonka has been dubbed the most delicious ingredient you’ve never heard of.2017, Zaria Gorvett, The delicious flavour with a toxic secret, BBC

Forms of tonqua

pluraltonquas

Words formed from tonqua

Phrases with tonqua

Questions about tonqua

What is tonqua the alternative form of?
Tonqua is the alternative form of tonka.

Words near tonqua in the dictionary

  1. tonotopical
  2. tonotopically
  3. tonotopicity
  4. tonotopy
  5. tonous
  6. tonqua
  7. tonqua bean
  8. tonqua beans
  9. tonquin
  10. tonquin bean
  11. tonquin beans

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tonqua (page history and authors); tonka (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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