tutenag

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tutenag

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From French toutenague, from Portuguese tutenaga, tutanaga, from Tamil துத்தநாகம் (tuttanākam, “raw zinc”). Doublet of tutty.

noun toothenague · tootnague · tutanague · tutenague

India, uncountable crude zinc
uncountable paktong

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"tutenag." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tutenag. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tutenag. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tutenag

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"tutenag." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tutenag.

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@misc{tutenag_2026,
  title = {tutenag},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tutenag},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}