tagua
noun
tagua is spelled T-A-G-U-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tagua means “The fruit of the tagua palm. When dried, it can be carved like ivory, and is used for beads, buttons, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tagua is taguas.
How many letters and syllables are in tagua?
| Letters | 5: T-A-G-U-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tagua?
Tagua appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of tagua
- taguas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tagua mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The fruit of the tagua palm. When dried, it can be carved like ivory, and is used for beads, buttons, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tagua come from?
Borrowed from Spanish tagua.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).