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calamander

/ˈkæləˌmændɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cal-a-man-der
IPA
/ˈkæləˌmændɚ/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: කළු, kalamanderhout

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkæləˌmændɚ/
  • British English: /ˈkæləˌmændə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

calamanders (plural)

Synonyms

coromandel wood coromandel

Questions

How do you pronounce calamander?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæləˌmændɚ/.
What does calamander mean?
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.
Where does calamander come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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