calambac

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noun

A fragrant wood; agalloch.

OriginFrench calambac ← Malay kalambaq →
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Meanings

nouncalambac (uncountable)

alternative calamba · alternative kalambak

  1. uncountableA fragrant wood; agalloch.

Origin

  1. Malaykalambaq“a kind of fragrant wood”
  2. Frenchcalambac
  3. Englishcalambac

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

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APA

calambac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calambac

MLA

“calambac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calambac. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calambac,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calambac.

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