margosa

noun

mar·​go·​sa

märˈgōsə

plural -s

: neem sense 1

Word History

Etymology

modification of Portuguese amargosa, feminine of amargoso bitter, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin amaricosus, from Latin amarus bitter

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