yacal

noun

ya·​cal

ˈyäkəl

plural -s

1

: any of several hard heavy durable yellowish brown woods obtained from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae chiefly in the Philippines compare lauan

2

: a tree whose wood is a yacal

Word History

Etymology

Tagalog yakál

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