English Explanatory Dictionary

pontianac

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fossil resin historically used in the production of some rubber, produced from the latex of Dyera costulata.
name
  1. An older spelling of Pontianak city in West Kalimantan (Indonesia).

Word forms

pontianac pontianacs pontianak

Etymology

From Pontianac, an older spelling of Pontianak, a port city in West Kalimantan, from which the resin was shipped, named for the ghostly pontianaks which supposedly once inhabited the site.

Synonyms

dead Borneo gutta jelutong gambria jelutong bresk fluvia

Derived words

pontianac copal pontianac gum pontianac jelutong pontianac resin pontianac rubber
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