mahon

“mahon” is a Romanian word. Its meaning in English:

noun

mahogany

In Romanian

(bot.) (Swietenia mahagoni) nume dat mai multor specii de arbori din regiunea tropicală a Americii, cu lemnul de culoare brună-roșiatică, foarte rezistent, întrebuințat la confecționarea mobilelor de lux.
(p.ext.) lemnul acestor arbori.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مغون (mağun).

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More Romanian words

mahomedan
mahomedanism
mahomedană
mahometism
mahonare
mahoniu
mahonă
mahorcă

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