tu|te|nag or tu|te|nague «TOO tuh nag, TYOO-», noun.
1. a whitish alloy of chiefly zinc, copper, and nickel.
2. = zinc. (Cf. ↑zinc)
╂[< Portuguese tutenaga < Marathi tuttināg < Tamil tuttanāgam impure zinc, probably < Sanskrit tuttha blue vitriol + nāga tin, lead]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.