Definition
Mahogany wood, especially from Central American trees; valued for furniture and fine woodwork.
Etymology
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.
Kelly Says
Caoba became the luxury material of choice in 18th-century Europe—Napoleon and Marie Antoinette had caoba furniture, making this Caribbean tree wood more valuable than gold for a period.
Translations
ARالعربية
خشب الأخشاب
khushb al-akhshab
BNবাংলা
মহাগনি
moha-g-nee
CSČeština
mahoganie
mah-oh-ga-nee
DADansk
mahogni
mah-oh-gnee
DEDeutsch
Mahagoni
mah-hah-go-nee
ELΕλληνικά
μαχόγκανι
mah-oh-g-ah-nee
ESEspañol
mahogany
ka-OH-ba
FAفارسی
ماهاگونی
mah-ah-go-nee
FISuomi
mahogni
mah-oh-gnee
GUGU
મહોગની
mah-oh-ga-nee
HAHA
mahogany
mah-oh-ga-nee
HEעברית
MAHOGANY
mah-oh-ga-nee
HIहिन्दी
महोगनी
mah-oh-ga-nee
HUMagyar
mahagoni
mah-ah-go-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
kayu mahoni
ka-yu mah-ho-nee
IGIG
mahogany
mah-oh-ga-nee
ITItaliano
mogano
moh-gah-noh
KKKK
махагонӣ
mah-ah-go-nee
KMKM
ឈើមាហោគងី
cheu ma-ho-ga-nee
MRMR
महागनी
mah-ah-ga-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
mahogany
mah-oh-ga-nee
MYမြန်မာ
မဟောဂနီ
ma-ha-go-nee
NLNederlands
mahogany
mah-ho-ga-nee
NONorsk
mahogni
mah-oh-gnee
PAPA
ਮਹ OG ਨੀ
mah-oh-ga-nee
PLPolski
mahoni
mah-ho-nee
PTPortuguês
caoba
kwah-oh-buh
RORomână
mahagoni
mah-ah-go-nee
RUРусский
махагони
mah-ha-go-nee
SVSvenska
mahogny
mah-oh-gnee
SWKiswahili
mahongoni
mah-oh-go-nee
TAதமிழ்
மஹாகனி
maha-ga-nee
TEతెలుగు
మహాగనీ
maha-ga-nee
THไทย
ไม้มะฮอกกานี
mai mah-hok-ka-nee
TLTL
mahogany
mah-oh-ga-nee
UKУкраїнська
магоні
mah-oh-nee
URاردو
مہاگنی
mah-ah-ga-nee
VITiếng Việt
gỗ hồng
go hong
YOYO
mahogany
mah-oh-ga-nee