🌳 A dark wood 🌴 A tropical tree 🟫 A dark brown 🟫 Dark brown

wenge

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A dark brown hardwood with black streaks used for furniture and floors

noun
/ˈwɛŋɡeɪ/

Specialized

: wengué

wenge wood
wenge coffee table

Examples

I devised special jigs to key spline each angled joint with wenge wood.

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The table was made from wenge, giving it a unique and luxurious appearance with its dark streaks.
He chose a wenge cabinet for his living room because of its deep brown color and durability.
The flooring in the new home is crafted from wenge, making the space feel warm and elegant.

Surface Forms

wenge singular

wenges plural

Etymology

Wenge comes from a Central African Bantu word wengé, the 'local name for the tree and its dark wood'. So in English wenge is the name for the rich, dark hardwood often used in furniture and flooring.