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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An Argentine tree of the elm family, Momisia pallida, yielding a valuable wood used for making tool handles, casks, and barrels.

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  • noun The currency of Samoa, divided into 100 sene.
  • noun music A rhythmic pattern in Indian music.

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  • noun the basic unit of money in Western Samoa

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Samoan, from English dollar.]

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Samoan tālā, in turn from English dollar

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Sanskrit  (tālà)

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