Definition of "tonka" [tonka]

• Same as tonka-bean. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The ambery notes are from the tonka, which is powdery and bittersweet, and the agarwood keeps an underlying feeling of cleanliness and freshness."
• "The almond essence kind of mimics the coumarin notes of tonka which is really not good for consumption use."
• "There were more experiments—they tried shaving tonka bean over the gnocchi before resorting to standard truffles—but two days later the gnocchi were going out with butter, Parmesan, and truffles, a barely reinterpreted rendition of the classic pumpkin ravioli."