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taco

taca

masc nom sg of taca (noun); masc nom sg of taca (adj); masc nom sg of tacas (noun); masc acc sg of tacas (noun)

1. taca (masc): (of a human) skin
2. taca (masc): (of a tree) bark
3. tacas (masc): (of a human) skin
4. tacas (masc): (of a tree) bark
5. taca (masc): (of an animal) hide
6. tacas (masc): (of an animal) hide
7. taca (masc): (of a fruit) rind; peel
8. tacas (masc): (of a fruit) rind; peel
9. …

Etymology. From Indo-European *teg- 'to cover, thatch'. Cognates: Sanskrit tvac- (skin), Greek tegein (to cover), Latin tegere (to cover, thatch), English thatch, roof. The root originally denoted a covering surface.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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