macassar
See also: Macassar
English
Etymology
Alteration of Makassar (“a port city in Indonesia”)
Noun
macassar (uncountable)
- A form of ebony from the tree Diospyros celebica
- 2009 September 2, “Opening Later”, in New York Times:
- THE EMPIRE ROOM Mark Grossich, who created the Campbell Apartment lounge in Grand Central Terminal, is using plenty of stainless steel and macassar ebony to turn a former post office branch in the Empire State Building into a sophisticated Art Deco setting for that perfect Manhattan: 350 Fifth Avenue (33rd Street).
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Derived terms
- macassar oil (from Cananga odorata)
Anagrams
- marascas, mascaras
French
Noun
macassar m (plural macassars)
- macassar
Further reading
- “macassar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.