mahonie

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːˈɦoː.ni/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːni

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English mahogany.

Noun

mahonie n (uncountable, no diminutive)

  1. mahogany (wood of trees of genus Swietenia, particularly Swietenia mahagoni)
    Synonym: mahoniehout
Derived terms
  • mahoniehout
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: mahoni

Etymology 2

Borrowed from translingual Mahonia.

Noun

mahonie n (uncountable, no diminutive)

  1. Oregon grape (Berberis aquifolium syn. Mahonia aquifolium)
    Hypernym: berberis

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