wangi
wangi Lexical Profile
• noun
A pleasant fragrance, scent, or perfume. (Used primarily in Southeast Asian English contexts).
"She added a drop of traditional wangi to the bathwater to give the room a sweet, inviting scent."
Australian A type of dark green native tree found in the coastal regions of New South Wales, Australia, or the wood derived from it.
"The indigenous people of the region traditionally used the sturdy branches of the wangi for constructing shelters and tools."
• Rhymes for wangi
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from two distinct regional sources: in Southeast Asian English, it is borrowed from the Malay/Indonesian word 'wangi' meaning 'fragrant'; in Australian English, it originates from the Aboriginal Awabakal language, where it refers to a specific type of tree or water.
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