kiabooca

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noun

Amboyna wood, the reddish wood taken from burls of Pterocarpus indicus.

OriginMalay kayu buku →
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Meanings

nounkiabooca (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableAmboyna wood, the reddish wood taken from burls of Pterocarpus indicus.

Origin

  1. Malaykayu buku
  2. Englishkiabooca

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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