tumbaga
Meanings
noun
- A gold-copper alloy used by the pre-Columbian cultures of Central America to make religious objects.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tumbaga, from Malay tembaga, from Sanskrit ताम्रक (tāmraka). Doublet of tombak.
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