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cocobolo

cocobolo

1 9.9
Hard, heavy wood from a Central American tree used for fine furniture and knife handles
  • noun
  • /ˌkoʊkəˈboʊloʊ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cocobolo
  • cocobolo wood

Examples

  • It's cocobolo.

  • The artisan chose cocobolo for its beautiful color and durability in crafting fine furniture.

  • Many musical instruments, such as guitars and flutes, are made from cocobolo wood due to its rich tonal properties.

  • The intricate carvings on the cocobolo coffee table highlight the wood's unique patterns and deep hues.

Synonyms

mahogany
vscocobolo
11 5.3

A tropical tree or its strong reddish-brown wood used for fine furniture

is richer and denser giving more colorful wood than general reddish timber
Dalbergia retusa
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A tropical tree with hard dark wood used for fine furniture and musical instruments

is Central American rather than South American in geographic origin
Honduras rosewood
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
8.5

A Central American tree with hard dark streaked wood used to make fine furniture and musical instruments

is richly colored and denser rather than mainly darkly streaked
Brazilian rosewood
vscocobolo
8.4

A large Brazilian tree with hard dark wood used for furniture and guitars

is Central American rather than Brazilian in geographic origin
kingwood
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
9.9

A hard, rare wood from Brazil used for fine furniture

is richly colored rather than showing violet streaks
Pterocarpus santalinus
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
9.9

A tree from India and Southeast Asia that has hard dark red wood used for furniture and dye

focuses on fine woodworking use rather than dye extraction
braziletto
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical tree with hard reddish wood used to make dyes and violin bows

is used mainly for fine woodworking rather than instrument bows and dye
brazilwood
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical tree with a prickly trunk and dense red wood used for dye

is used mainly for fine woodworking rather than dye
Caesalpinia echinata
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical tree with heavy red wood that people use to make furniture and red dye

is used mainly for fine woodworking rather than dye
caviuna wood
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
9.9

A heavy, hard dark wood from a Brazilian tree with black streaks used for furniture and instruments

is richly colored rather than mainly streaked with black
satine
vscocobolo
  • US
9.9

A tropical South American tree and its reddish strong wood, or a shiny fabric

is Central American in origin rather than South American
Honduras mahogany
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
8.1

A Central American tree with hard reddish-brown wood used for fine furniture

is more richly colored and denser than that reddish brown timber
mahogany tree
vscocobolo
6.0

A tropical tree with hard reddish brown wood used to make fine furniture

is more richly colored and denser than those general reddish brown trees
Cuban mahogany
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
8.2

A tree from the Caribbean with hard reddish-brown wood used for furniture

is richer and denser than that reddish brown wood
Dominican mahogany
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
8.9

A tree from the Caribbean that gives hard reddish-brown wood used for fine furniture

is more richly colored and denser than that general reddish brown wood
African mahogany
vscocobolo
  • South African
7.0

A tree from Africa with hard reddish-brown wood used for furniture and building

is Central American in origin rather than African
Philippine mahogany
vscocobolo
  • Philippine
8.1

A tropical tree in the Philippines with hard fragrant wood used for furniture

is Central American rather than Philippine in geographic origin
Philippine cedar
vscocobolo
  • Philippine
9.6

A tree from the Philippines with hard red fragrant wood used for furniture and building

is Central American rather than Philippine in origin
Cedrela
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical American tree with fragrant, durable wood used for furniture

is a single species with richly colored dense wood rather than a broad genus
Cedrela calantas
vscocobolo
  • Philippine
9.9

A Philippine tree with hard red wood that smells pleasant

is Central American rather than Philippine in geographic origin
Centrolobium robustum
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
9.9

A Brazilian tree with richly colored wood used for furniture and fine woodworking

is Central American in origin rather than Brazilian
almendro
vscocobolo
  • US
9.9

Wood from a large tropical tree that is strong and used for furniture and carving

is mainly prized for fine woodworking rather than general construction use
mopani
vscocobolo
  • South African
9.9

A tree from southern Africa with very hard wood that feeds and shelters animals

is used mainly for richly colored dense woodworking rather than animal feed or shelter
satin walnut
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
8.0

A reddish-brown wood often used for furniture and flooring

is Central American and typically denser and more richly colored than that heartwood
citronwood
vscocobolo
9.9

Strong, fragrant wood from the citron tree used for carving and making furniture

is mainly prized for high end fine woodworking rather than general carving or construction
Connarus guianensis
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical tree with dark patterned wood often used for furniture

is more richly colored and denser rather than primarily prized for markings
cocoswood
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
9.9

Wood from a tropical tree used to make wind instruments like clarinets

is valued for richly colored dense wood for fine woodworking rather than instrument making
caracolito
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
9.9

A large Costa Rican tree with light wood used for fine furniture

is richly colored and denser rather than light colored for cabinetry
Ruptiliocarpon caracolito
vscocobolo
  • Specialized
9.9

A large Costa Rican tree whose light-colored wood people use for cabinets

is richly colored and denser rather than light colored cabinet timber
chittimwood
vscocobolo
  • Archaic
9.9

A tree from southeastern US and Mexico that loses its leaves and provides strong wood

is Central American tropical hardwood prized for richly colored dense wood

Surface Forms

cocobolo singular
cocobolos plural

Etymology

Cocobolo comes from Spanish, taken from a local Central American name for the tree, and today it means the richly coloured, very dense 'wood' that woodworkers value for fine work.