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Where does “caoba” come from?

caoba (Spanish) comes from Taíno caoban — mahogany.

caoba (Spanish): mahogany

Definitions

  1. mahogany

Ancestry of “caoba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Taínocaobanmahogany

Words derived from “caoba”

  • caoba
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