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gabus

Pronunciation: /ˈɡabus/

“gabus” is an Indonesian word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. cork
  2. the dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water
  3. the phellem of the cork oak, used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material
  4. striped snakehead, snakehead murrel (Channa striata)

verb

  1. to sharpen with a cork

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gabus (“soft wood from Alstonia scholaris”)

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