goora nut
- noun
- UK
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nuez de goora
- Manufacturers use extracts from the goora nut in the production of some soft drinks.
Examples
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The goora nut is prized for its stimulating properties due to its caffeine content.
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Traditional African communities often chew the goora nut for its energizing effects.
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The goora nut is often used in beverages.
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Many people enjoy the flavor of goora nuts in their drinks.
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Manufacturers use extracts from the goora nut in the production of some soft drinks.
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The goora nut is prized for its stimulating properties due to its caffeine content.
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Traditional African communities often chew the goora nut for its energizing effects.
Synonyms
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8.1
A group of African trees that make kola nuts used to flavor soft drinks
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A West African tree that produces large brown nuts with caffeine used to make cola drinks
A tall West African tree that produces large brown seeds used for cola flavor
A tropical tree that produces large brown nuts containing caffeine used to make cola drinks
A West African tree that makes brown kola nuts with caffeine used for cola drinks
Surface Forms
Morphology
goora + nut
The noun is a straightforward modifier + head-noun compound: 'goora' (a specific tree/name) + 'nut' yields 'a nut from the goora tree'. If a learner knows both constituent meanings, the overall sense is directly compositional and predictable, even though 'goora' is a rare/specific lexical item.
Etymology
Goora nut names a large brown nut from an African tree that naturally contains caffeine. One popular story says local people chewed the nut for a quick energy boost, so it later became used as 'cola extract' and in drinks to give people a lift.