calambac

English

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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

French

Alternative forms

calamba, calambart, calambou, calambouc, calambour

Etymology

From Malay kalambaq.

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” on Dictionnaire Littré – on www.littre.org

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