Etymology

kiabooca

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Today it means: Amboyna wood, the reddish wood taken from burls of Pterocarpus indicus. Full definition →

Malay kayu buku
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  1. Malay · borrowed fromkayu buku
  2. English todaykiabooca

Borrowed from Malay kayu buku (literally “knot/joint wood”).

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