Etymology

calambac

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Today it means: A fragrant wood; agalloch. Full definition →

French calambac ← Malay kalambaq
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The story

  1. Malay · derived fromkalambaq“a kind of fragrant wood”
  2. French · borrowed fromcalambac
  3. English todaycalambac

Borrowed from French calambac, from Malay kalambaq (“a kind of fragrant wood”).

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