[ mə'lakə ]
■ noun brown cane (obtained from a Malaysian climbing palm Calamus scipionum ) that is widely used for walking sticks and umbrella handles.
↘a walking stick of ~ cane.
Origin
C19: from Malacca (or Melaka), a state of Malaysia.
[ mə'lakə ]
■ noun brown cane (obtained from a Malaysian climbing palm Calamus scipionum ) that is widely used for walking sticks and umbrella handles.
↘a walking stick of ~ cane.
Origin
C19: from Malacca (or Melaka), a state of Malaysia.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004