tacahoutEtymologyFrom French tacahout m (“tacahout”), from Arabic تَاكُوت (tākūt), an early medieval Berber borrowing.tacahout means A small gall formed on the tamarisk, used as a source of gallic acid. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounA small gall formed on the tamarisk, used as a source of gallic acid.“The skins are powdered on the flesh side with the tacahout, which is previously powdered, and they are then piled in the vat. They are then covered with water and allowed to soak from six to ten days.”