santal

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈsæntæl/
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/ˈsæntæl/ · /ˈsæntəl/

Definition of santal

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)A colourless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)A colourless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood.
  2. A member of an aboriginal ethnic group living in what is now the eastern states of India, and Bangladesh and Nepal. They are a Munda people speaking the Santali language.

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the Santals.
    “Santal rebellion”

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Etymology

From Santalum (“genus of sandalwood”) + -al (“aldehyde”). Compare santyl and santalol

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