A tropical South American tree that produces hard, valuable wood used for construction and furniture making.
From Tupi language of Brazil 'aca' (wood) or from local indigenous languages of South America. The word entered European languages through colonial traders and explorers.
This word traveled from the Tupi people's language into English through colonial trade routes—every time you say it, you're speaking a piece of Brazilian indigenous language!
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