# tolu

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #97,632

## Definitions
1. The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.

## Etymology
From Spanish Tolú (“town in Colombia where the tree is found”), from tolúes (“name of a pre-Columbian people of the area”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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