wenge
9.1
Having a dark brown color like the wood of a tropical African tree
- adjective
- /ˈwɛŋɡeɪ/
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wengué
- Her new kitchen cabinets are a deep wenge that contrasts with the white walls.
Examples
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They painted the door in a wenge shade to match the hardwood floors.
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The walls were painted in a rich wenge color.
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The designer chose a wenge finish for the modern coffee table.
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Wow! That chair is a beautiful wenge color!
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The designer chose a wenge finish for the modern coffee table.
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They painted the door in a wenge shade to match the hardwood floors.
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Her new kitchen cabinets are a deep wenge that contrasts with the white walls.
Synonyms
dark-brown
vswenge
18
1.0
A deep brown color like wood or earth
is a specific wood shade rather than a general deep brown
8.7
A dark reddish brown color used in painting and art
is a brown that matches a particular wood shade rather than a paint name
How Dark
Surface Forms
wenge positive
Etymology
Wenge comes from a Central African Bantu word wengé, the 'local name for the dark wood', so when something is described as wenge it means it has the rich, dark brown shade of that wood.