tucum

== English == === Alternative forms === tecum === Etymology === From Brazilian Portuguese tucum, from Old Tupi. === Noun === tucum (uncountable) A fine, strong fibre obtained from the young leaves of a Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum vulgare), used for cordage, bowstrings, etc. The plant that yields this fibre. ==== Related terms ==== tucuma === Further reading === “tucum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Tupi tu'kum. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ũ === Noun === tucum m (plural tucuns) tucum ==== Related terms ==== tucumã === Further reading === “tucum”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tucum”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “tucum”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026