‖ gourou
(ˈguːruː)
Also goora, guru.
[Presumed to belong to some African lang.]
attrib. in gourou-nut, the cola or karoo nut.
| 1870 Eng. Mech. 18 Mar. 656/3 Other..names of the kola-nut are; Guru-nut, in Soudan. 1882 J. Smith Dict. Pop. Names Plants 127 Cola or Goora Nuts. 1882 Christy New Commercial Plants 62 The Kola nut, also called the Gourou or Ombene seed. 1882 Lancet 8 Apr., The Cola, Gourou, or Ombéné nut. |