gamboge
pronunciation
How to pronounce gamboge in British English:
UK [gæm'bəʊʒ; -'buːʒ]
How to pronounce gamboge in American English:
US [ gæm'bodʒ]
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- Noun:
- a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative
- a strong yellow color
Word Origin
- gamboge (n.)
- type of gum-resin from Southeast Asia, used in Europe as a yellow dye and as a purgative in medicine, 1630, in widely varying spellings, from Modern Latin cambogium, ultimately from the source of the place name Cambodia.