mahogany
English
/məˈhɒɡəni/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) Any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, having a valuable hard red-brown wood.
- (uncountable) The wood of these trees, mostly used to make furniture.
- A reddish-brown color, like that of mahogany wood.
- A table made from mahogany wood; a dining table.
Etymology
Derived from Spanish, Castilian mahogani.
Origin
Spanish
mahogani
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lung English
- mahoganize English
- mahogany lung English
- Mahagoni German
- mahogani Spanish, Castilian
- mahogni Norwegian Bokmål
- mahogni Norwegian Nynorsk
- mahoni Indonesian
- mahoni daun besar Indonesian
- mahoni daun kecil Indonesian
- méaguinné Norman
- m̧akōni Marshallese
- m̧aōkōni Marshallese
- maga Island Carib