bagtikan

noun

bag·​ti·​kan

bägˈtēkən

plural -s

: the reddish gray heavy wood of either of two trees of the genus Parashorea (P. malaanon and P. warburgii) of the family Dipterocarpaceae

called also Philippine mahogany

Word History

Etymology

native name in the Philippines

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

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