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tan.

pulped oak bark used in the tanning process (i.e. of tanning leather)

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Meaning & usage

noun/tɑ̃/
  1. pulped oak bark used in the tanning process (i.e. of tanning leather)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle French tan, from Old French tan, from Latin tannum (“oak bark”), from Gaulish *tannos (“oak”), from Proto-Celtic *tannos (“green oak”).

det/tɑ̃/
  1. your

    gender-neutral · neologism · neuter · singular
Where this word comes from

Blend of ton + ta.

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