Goa powder

English

Etymology

So called from Goa, on the Malabar coast, where it was shipped from Portugal.

Noun

Goa powder (countable and uncountable, plural Goa powders)

1. A bitter powder found in the interspaces of the wood of a Brazilian tree (Vataireopsis araroba) and used to treat eczema and other skin diseases.

   Synonym: araroba

Translations

a bitter powder found in the Andira araroba tree, used as a medicine

• Portuguese: araroba f

See also

• chrysarobin