Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calambac

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: calam-bac
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fragrant wood; agalloch.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French calambac, from Malay kalambaq (“a kind of fragrant wood”).

Word Breakdown

Root: kalambaq

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

calamba (alternative) kalambak (alternative)

Questions

What does calambac mean?: A fragrant wood; agalloch.
Where does calambac come from?: Borrowed from French calambac, from Malay kalambaq (“a kind of fragrant wood”).

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