Caoba

/kaʊˈoʊbə/ noun

Mahogany wood, especially from Central American trees; valued for furniture and fine woodwork.

From Spanish caoba or caobana, possibly derived from Taíno (Caribbean indigenous language) origins, though the etymology is uncertain. The word traveled from Caribbean regions into European languages through trade and colonial contact.

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