英和和英

発音

• IPA: /ˈwɛnɡeɪ/

名詞

wenge (uncountable)

1. A very dark and hard tropical timber, from the tree species Millettia laurentii.
   • 2008 March 30, Suzanne Slesin, “Taking in the River View From Both Banks”, in New York Times‎:

     Mr. Faraday rattled off the options: Atlantic Luxe (white Carrara marble, African wenge floors, white Pedini cabinets); Harbor Chic (silver cabinets, white-oak flooring and “Portuguese limestone,” Mr. Faraday whispered, running his hand over the counter surface); and Hudson Mod (“the most traditional, with eggshell quartz counters, exotic wood cabinets and American chestnut flooring.”)

2. A reddish shade of brown associated with this wood.

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同意語

• Congolese rosewood, faux ebony

参考

• wenge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Millettia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• ngwee