tous-les-mois

noun

ˌtüləˈmwä

: starch from rootstocks of the edible canna often sold as arrowroot and used especially in the preparation of foods for infants

Word History

Etymology

French dialect, by folk etymology (influence of French tous les mois all the months, every month) from French tolomane, from native name in West Indies

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