akori

noun

ako·​ri

ˈä-kə-rē

plural -s

1

: a porous coral formerly used for ornaments in West Africa and Samoa

2

: any one of several baser substitutes for akori

Word History

Etymology

probably native name in western Africa

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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