calambac
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
calamba, kalambak
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French calambac, from Malay kalambaq (“a kind of fragrant wood”).
=== Noun ===
calambac (uncountable)
A fragrant wood; agalloch.
=== References ===
“calambac”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
== French ==
=== Alternative forms ===
calamba, calambart, calambou, calambouc, calambour
=== Etymology ===
From Malay kalambaq.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ka.lɑ̃.bak/
=== Noun ===
calambac m (plural calambacs)
agarwood
Synonyms: agalloche, bois d'aigle, bois d'aloès, gaharu
==== Descendants ====
English: calambac
=== Further reading ===
“calambac”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse
Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “calambac”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette