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teoru

Pronunciation: /ˈte͜o.ru/

“teoru” is an Old English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. tar, resin
  2. earwax

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *terwą, from Proto-Indo-European *derwo-. Compare Proto-Germanic *trewą ( > English tree), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”). Cognate with Middle Low German ter (Dutch teer, German Teer), Old Norse tjara.

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