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amboyna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
am-boy-na
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The reddish, mottled or striped wood of this tree, used in cabinet-making.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Ambon Island, part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.

Etymology

Ultimately from Portuguese Amboina, likely through Dutch Amboina, Amboyna, cognate to Old Javanese Ambwan (“Ambon”).

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

amboynas (plural)

Synonyms

padauk padouk pterocarpus indicus andaman redwood

Questions

What does amboyna mean?
A south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.
Where does amboyna come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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