calambac
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French calambac, from Malay kalambaq (“a kind of fragrant wood”).
Noun[edit]
calambac (uncountable)
References[edit]
“calambac”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
calambac m (plural calambacs)
- agarwood
- Synonyms: agalloche, bois d’aigle, bois d’aloès, gaharu
Descendants[edit]
- English: calambac
Further reading[edit]
- “calambac” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “calambac” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.