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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GAMBOGE

From New Latin gambaugium, from Cambodia.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GAMBOGE

gamboge  [ɡæmˈbəʊdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GAMBOGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gamboge is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GAMBOGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gamboge

Gamboge

Gamboge is a partially transparent deep saffron to mustard yellow pigment. It is used to dye Buddhist monks' robes because the color is a deep tone of saffron, the traditional color used for the robes of Theravada Buddhist monks.

Definition of gamboge in the English dictionary

The first definition of gamboge in the dictionary is a gum resin used as the source of a yellow pigment and as a purgative. Other definition of gamboge is the pigment made from this resin. Gamboge is also a strong yellow colour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GAMBOGE


doge
dəʊdʒ
gouge
ɡaʊdʒ
noodge
nʊdʒ
scrouge
skraʊdʒ
scrowdge
skraʊdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GAMBOGE

gamblers´ fallacy
gambling
gambling debts
gambling den
gambling hell
gambling house
gambling joint
gambling losses
gambling man
gambo
gamboge tree
gambogian
gambogic
gambol
gambolled
gambolling
gambrel
gambrel roof
gambrel-roofed

WORDS THAT END LIKE GAMBOGE

agoge
anagoge
apagoge
camboge
crannoge
epagoge
horologe
isagoge
loge
paragoge
scarmoge
Scrooge
smooge
stooge

Synonyms and antonyms of gamboge in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gamboge» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GAMBOGE

Find out the translation of gamboge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gamboge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gamboge» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

藤黄
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gutagamba
570 millions of speakers

English

gamboge
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gamboge
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كمبوج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гуммигут
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gamboge
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রজন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gomme-gutte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gamboge
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gamboge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

藤黄
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gamboge
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gamboge
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhựa dùng làm thuốc ve
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gamboge
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुंबोगे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gomagota
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gamboge
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gumiguta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гуммигута
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gamboge
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gamboge
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

guttegom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gamboge
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gamboge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gamboge

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GAMBOGE»

The term «gamboge» is regularly used and occupies the 97.267 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GAMBOGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gamboge» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gamboge» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gamboge

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAMBOGE»

Discover the use of gamboge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gamboge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How to Mix and Use Colour
Tony Paul. GAMBOGE - Natural Yellow 24 Gamboge 61 10 The sharpest green is made from combining. ORIGINS This natural yellow is not really a pigment at all, but a natural gum produced from trees in Thailand. It came into use in the ...
Tony Paul, 2003
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The London Medical Gazette
somewhat softer, and more frequent than natural, although alarming constitutional symptoms were excited. (6.) On man. — Taken in small doses, gamboge promotes the secretions of the alimentary canal and of the kidnevs, and causes more ...
‎1837
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Companion to the Botanical Magazine: Being a Journal, ...
This circumstance, coupled with the presence of the particular principle fecula, and the vesicular structure of the cakes, renders it extremely probable, if not certain, that Cake Gamboge is not simply a natural production, but rather a ...
Sir William Jackson Hooker, 1836
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The Family Magazine
It i« afterwards taken out and filled into bamboos, and in this manner is an article of commerce in Thibet. Penny Mag. ON GAMBOGE. IN the vegetable world there are certain trees which, from incisions made in the branches, stems, and roots, ...
‎1841
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Railway Locomotives and Cars
CHRISTISON; AND ON THE BOTANICAL ORIGINS OF GAMBOGE. BY DR. GRAHAM. The papers of which the official abriracts arc subjoined, were lately read before the Royal S jciety of Edingburgh. Gamboge was first made known by  ...
‎1836
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Arcana of Science and Art, Or an Annual Register of Popular ...
Dr. Graham shows, from specimens and drawings sent from Ceylon, both by Mrs. Colonel Walker to himself, and by David Anderson Blair, Esq., to the late Dr. Duncan that the plant producing Ceylon gamboge is neither Garcinia gambogia,  ...
John Timbs, 1837
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Arcana of Science and Art: Or, An Annual Register of Useful ...
Dr. Graham shows, from specimens and drawings sent from (ley Ion, both by Mrs. Colonel Walker to himself, and by David Anderson Blair, Esq., to the late Dr. Duncan that the plant producing Ceylon gamboge is neither Garcinia gambogia,  ...
‎1837
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The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View ...
Notice regarding the Composition and Properties of certain Concrete Juices, resembling Gamboge. By Dr Christison. This notice is intended as a supplement to the observations read last session by the author, on the composition and sources ...
‎1837
9
arcana of science and art
Dr. Graham shows, from specimens and drawings sent from Ceylon, both by Mrs. Colonel Walker to himself, and by David Anderson Blair, Esq., to the late Dr. Duncan that the plant producing Ceylon gamboge is neither Garcinia gambogia,  ...
‎1837
10
Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal
I do not think him right in considering the tree of which he has got specimens, as the only one that produces gamboge fit to be used in the arts, nor do I think it is the one which produces the true Ceylon gamboge. I do not think so, because it ...
‎1838

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAMBOGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gamboge is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tough day for Louisiana at National Spelling Bee
According to the official Spelling Bee blogger, KoJo Widi, 13 of Laramie, Wy., at first spelled "gamboge" with a second "A" before stopping to ... «NOLA.com, May 15»
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The History Of Brandreth's “Anti-Aging” Pill, Mount Kisco's Ragtime …
The ingredients included mainly sarsaparilla but also other herbs and plants like aloes, gamboge, and cobcynth. Their main function was to, uh, how do I say this ... «Westchester Magazine, Feb 15»
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In Will Chancellor's 'A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall,' the hunt for …
The accident also deprives Owen of his personal religion, an idiosyncratic pairing of four ancient Greek gods with the colors peridot, gamboge, ... «Washington Post, Aug 14»
4
Botanical bonanza
Scientifically called Garcinia gummi-gutta, it is popularly known as Indian gamboge or manthupuli in some parts of Karnataka, and as ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 14»
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If the Color Fits, Wear It: Redefining the Female Lawyer's Uniform
Let's not mince words: the ensemble briefed above is vapid. Where is the joie de vivre? What happened to eggplant, razzmatazz, and gamboge ... «Huffington Post, Jul 14»
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How to Lose a Finger, and Other Things I Learned from Darwin's …
Scarlet Red, is arterial blood red, with a little gamboge yellow… 87. Arterial Blood Red, is the characteristic colour of the red series. 88. «Discover Magazine, Jul 14»
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Edmund Wilson on Fourth of July Festivities, 1925
The Boardwalk: Hot dogs roasted twenty at a time on an enormous open stove, dabbed gamboge with vivid mustard on long-handled wooden trowels. Soda ... «The New Republic, Jul 14»
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More to Spirit of Kansas than show-stopping fireworks
Also new are two 8-inch shells described as “red gamboge to crackling chrysanthemum with blue pistil to various flow.” Country Legends 106.9 ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Jul 14»
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'The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013'
the fluttering gamboge cedar leaves allegro, the rods of the yawing branches trolling the breeze, the rusted meadows, the wind-whitened grass, «New York Times, Feb 14»
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Recipe: Kokum fish curry Kerala
Few things wrong, first off it's not Kokum, it's Gamboge that is used in Kerala. Related to Kokum but not the same thing. Second no one uses ... «Times of India, Feb 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Gamboge [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gamboge>. May 2024 ».
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