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单词 tombac
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tom•bac  (tombak),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an alloy, used to imitate gold, containing from 70 to 92 percent copper with zinc and sometimes tin and other materials forming the remainder.
Also, tambac.
  • Indo-Aryan (compare Hindi tambiyā copper or brass vessel, Sanskrit tāmraka copper
  • Malay tembaga copper
  • Portuguese tambaca
  • Dutch tombak
  • 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tombac /ˈtɒmbæk/, tambac /ˈtæmbæk/ n
  1. any of various brittle alloys containing copper and zinc and sometimes tin and arsenic: used for making cheap jewellery, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Dutch tombak, from Malay tambâga copper, apparently from Sanskrit tāmraka, from tāmra dark coppery red
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