amboyna

noun

am·​boy·​na am-ˈbȯi-nə 

variants or amboina

: the mottled curly-grained wood of either of two southeast Asian trees (Pterocarpus indicus and P. macrocarpus) of the legume family

Word History

Etymology

Amboina, Moluccas, Indonesia

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Geographical Definition

Ambon

geographical name

Am·​bon äm-ˈbȯn 

ˈam-ˌbän

variants or Amboina

am-ˈbȯi-nə 

1

island of eastern Indonesia in the Moluccas south of Ceram area 314 square miles (816 square kilometers)

2

city and port on a bay of the Banda Sea on Ambon Island population 276,955

Ambonese

ˌam-bə-ˈnēz 

-ˈnēs

adjective or noun

or less commonly Amboinese

ˌam-ˌboi-ˈnēz 

-ˈnēs, 

am-ˈbȯi-ˌnēz, 

-ˌnēs