mahogany
nounHow many syllables in mahogany?
There are 4 syllables in the word mahogany.How to pronounce mahogany:
Definition of mahogany:
- mahogany (noun):
- wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture.
- the wood of any of various chiefly tropical trees (family meliaceae, the mahogany family)
- a wood similar to mahogany from a congeneric tropical american tree (especially s. macrophylla)
- the durable yellowish-brown to reddish-brown usually moderately hard and heavy wood of a west indian tree (swietenia mahagoni) that is widely used for cabinetwork and fine finish work
Synonyms for mahogany:
burnt sienna
cigar-box cedar
mahogany tree
philippine mahogany
reddish brown
sepia
venetian red
wood
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