sangdragon

noun

sang·​drag·​on

ˈsaŋˌdragən

variants or less commonly sandragon

ˈsanˌ-

: amboyna

Word History

Etymology

obsolete English, dragon's blood, from Middle English sandragoun, modification of Middle French sang-dragon, contraction of sang-de-dragon, literally, blood of dragon, from sang blood + de of (from Latin, from, away) + dragon, from Old French

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