calamander

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈkæləˌmændə/
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/ˈkæləˌmændə/ · /ˈkæləˌmændɚ/

Definition of calamander

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)A wood from India and Sri Lanka, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a kind of ebony obtained from species of Diospyros, especially Diospyros quaesita, used to make furniture.

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Etymology

From Sinhalese [script needed] (kaḷu-madīriya), perhaps from Coromandel ebony (see coromandel), changed by association with Sinhalese කළු (kaḷu, “black”); or perhaps a metathetic variant of coromandel via Dutch kalamanderhout.

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