tikor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

tikor

Etymology

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

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