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- [muh-hog-uh-nee]
- /məˈhɒg ə ni/
- /məˈhɒɡ.ən.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-hog-uh-nee]
- /məˈhɒg ə ni/
Definitions of mahogany word
- noun plural mahogany any of several tropical American trees of the genus Swietenia, especially S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, yielding hard, reddish-brown wood used for making furniture. 1
- noun plural mahogany the wood itself. 1
- noun plural mahogany any of various similar trees or their wood. Compare African mahogany, Philippine mahogany. 1
- noun plural mahogany a reddish-brown color. 1
- adjective mahogany pertaining to or made of mahogany. 1
- adjective mahogany of the color mahogany. 1
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Origin of mahogany
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; perhaps < some non-Carib language of the West Indies
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Parts of speech for Mahogany
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mahogany popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mahogany usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mahogany
adj mahogany
- fawn — a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
- ginger — a female given name, form of Virginia or Regina.
- tan — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
- toast — a salutation or a few words of congratulation, good wishes, appreciation, remembrance, etc., uttered immediately before drinking to a person, event, etc.
- amber — Amber is a hard yellowish-brown substance used for making jewellery.
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