calambac
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French calambac, from Malay kalambaq (“a kind of fragrant wood”).
Noun
calambac (uncountable)
References
“calambac”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
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.
- “calambac” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.