mahogany
pronunciation
How to pronounce mahogany in British English:
UK [məˈhɒgəni]
How to pronounce mahogany in American English:
US [məˈhɑgəni]
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- Noun:
- wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture
- any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish
Word Origin
- mahogany (n.)
- 1670s, from Spanish mahogani, of unknown origin; perhaps from the tree's native name in Maya (Honduras). As an adjective from 1730.