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calambac

calambac noun: a fragrant wood; agalloch.

Noun

calambac (uncountable)

  1. A fragrant wood; agalloch.

Forms of calambac

alternative formcalamba
alternative formkalambak

Origin of calambac

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

Questions about calambac

What does calambac mean?
Calambac means a fragrant wood; agalloch.
What part of speech is calambac?
Calambac is a noun.

Words near calambac in the dictionary

  1. calamars
  2. calamary
  3. calamata
  4. calamatas
  5. calamba
  6. calambac
  7. calambour
  8. Calame
  9. calamene
  10. calamenene
  11. Calames

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