Meanings
nounwenge (uncountable)
- uncountableA very dark and hard tropical timber, from the tree species Millettia laurentii.
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Mr. Faraday rattled off the options: Atlantic Luxe (white Carrara marble, African wenge floors, white Pedini cabinets); Harbor Chic (silver cabinets, white-oak flooring and “Portuguese limestone,” Mr. Faraday whispered, running his hand over the counter surface); and Hudson Mod (“the most traditional, with eggshell quartz counters, exotic wood cabinets and American chestnut flooring.”)
2008 March 30, Suzanne Slesin, “Taking in the River View From Both Banks”, in New York Times
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Congolese rosewoodfaux ebony
Translations
French wenge
- wengetropical timber
Italian wengé
- wengétropical timber
Spanish wengué
- wenguétropical timber
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APA
wenge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wenge
MLA
“wenge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wenge. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wenge,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wenge.
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