I. noun
or ga·bun gəˈbün, (ˈ)ga|b-, (ˈ)gä|b-
( -s )
1. capitalized , in former classifications : any of the Negro people of the Gabon Republic
2.
a. or gaboon mahogany
(1) : a light soft attractively grained pink to pinkish brown African wood
(2) : a tree yielding gaboon (especially Aucoumea klaineana and Canarium schweinfurthii )
b. : a high-grade black ebony obtained chiefly from the Gabon region of Africa
II. (ˈ)gä|bün, gəˈb- noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration of gob (I) (lump of tobacco) + -oon (as in spittoon )
dialect : cuspidor , spittoon