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wenge

/ˈwɛnɡeɪ/

wenge noun: a very dark and hard tropical timber, from the tree species Millettia laurentii.

wenge: a very dark and hard tropical timber, from the tree species Millettia laurentii
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Noun

wenge (uncountable)

  1. A very dark and hard tropical timber, from the tree species Millettia laurentii.
    • 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...2008 March 30, Suzanne Slesin, “Taking in the River View From Both Banks”, in New York Times
  2. A reddish shade of brown associated with this wood.

Synonyms of wenge

  • Congolese rosewood
  • faux ebony

Questions about wenge

What does wenge mean?
Wenge means a very dark and hard tropical timber, from the tree species Millettia laurentii.
What part of speech is wenge?
Wenge is a noun.
How do you pronounce wenge?
Wenge is pronounced /ˈwɛnɡeɪ/.

Words near wenge in the dictionary

  1. Wenecja
  2. Wenedyk
  3. Wenfeng
  4. Wenford Bridge
  5. Wenfordbridge
  6. wenge
  7. Wengen
  8. Wenger
  9. Wengerd
  10. Wengerds
  11. Wengerian

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