margosa
[ mahr-goh-suh ]
noun
Origin of margosa
11805–15; aphetic <Portuguese amargosa, feminine of amargoso bitter
Words Nearby margosa
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How to use margosa in a sentence
She was helping me with a Bengali primer, what time I could spare my gaze from the near-by parrots eating ripe margosa fruit.
Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa YoganandaSeveral groves of margosa trees are said to flourish in her vicinity.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar ThurstonOn the following day, all the old pots are thrown away, and the agnates eat rice cooked with margosa (Melia Azadirachta) leaves.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar ThurstonA meal, called pithapona (bitter food), consisting of rice and margosa (Melia Azadirachta) leaves, is partaken of by agnates only.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar ThurstonChildren who suffer from fits are branded with a twig of margosa or with a glass bangle.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar Thurston
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