| 单词 | tombac |
| 释义 | tombac in British English (ˈtɒmbæk) or tambac (ˈtæmbæk) noun any of various brittle alloys containing copper and zinc and sometimes tin and arsenic: used for making cheap jewellery, etc Word origin C17: from French, from Dutch tombak, from Malay tambâga copper, apparently from Sanskrit tāmraka, from tāmra dark coppery redtombac in American English (ˈtɑmˌbæk) or ˈtomˌbak (ˈtɑmˌbæk) noun any of several alloys of copper and zinc, used in making cheap jewelry Word origin Fr tombac < Port tambaca < Malay tembaga, brass or copper < Sans tamṛka, lit., dark metal < tāmrá-, dark red < IE *temsro- < base *tem-, dark > temerity |
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