sandalwood
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sandalwood¹
- /ˈsandəlwʊd/
Where it comes from
From sandal + wood, the first component being from Middle English sandal (“sandalwood”), from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Medieval Greek σάνδανον (sándanon), σάνταλον (sántalon), from Arabic صَنْدَل (ṣandal), from Middle Persian [script needed] (cndl /čandal/, “sandalwood”), from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana, “sandalwood”).
noun sandalwoods · sandal-wood
- Any of various tropical trees of the genus Santalum, native or long naturalized in India, Australia, Hawaii, and many south Pacific islands.
- The aromatic heartwood of these trees used in ornamental carving, in the construction of insect-repellent boxes and chests, and as a source of certain perfumes. You ſhall put in a little bag the Powder of Sandalwood with the aforeſaid well-ſcenting Spices, and heart-ſtrengthening Powders, and lay it warm upon the left breaſt.
Sandalwood²
Where it comes from
From the word sandalwood, a local product, as a reference to Bollywood.
proper noun
- The Kannada film industry located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Translations
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noun any of various tropical trees of the genus Santalum
| Español | sándalo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 단향 danhyang |
| 日本語 | 香木 kōboku |
| 中文 | 檀木 tánmù |
| हिन्दी | चन्दन candan, सन्दल sandal, संदल sandal |
| Kiswahili | msandali |
| Português | sândalo |
| Français | santal |
| Deutsch | Sandelholz, Santelholz, Santalholz |
| Ελληνικά | σανταλόξυλο santalóxylo |
| Română | santal |
| Русский | санда́ловое де́рево sandálovoje dérevo, санда́л sandál, чефра́с čefrás |
| العربية | صَنْدَل ṣandal |
| עברית | אלמוג Almog |
noun the aromatic heartwood of the trees of the genus Santalum
| Español | sándalo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 檀香 tánxiāng |
| हिन्दी | चन्दन candan, सन्दल sandal |
| Kiswahili | msanduku, sandali |
| Português | sândalo |
| Français | santal, bois de santal |
| Deutsch | Sandelholz, Santelholz, Santalholz |
| Ελληνικά | σανταλόξυλο santalóxylo |
| Română | santal |
| العربية | صَنْدَل ṣandal |
| עברית | אלמוג almog |
Talk about this word "sandalwood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sandalwood. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sandalwood. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sandalwood "sandalwood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sandalwood.Cite this
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title = {sandalwood},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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