calambac
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French calambac, from Malay kalambaq (“a kind of fragrant wood”).
Noun edit
calambac (uncountable)
References edit
“calambac”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
calambac m (plural calambacs)
- agarwood
- Synonyms: agalloche, bois d’aigle, bois d’aloès, gaharu
Descendants edit
- English: calambac
Further reading edit
- “calambac” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “calambac” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.