gambier
31Gambier, islas — Grupo insular (pob., 1996: 1.087 hab.) de la Polinesia Francesa. Están situadas al sudeste del archipiélago Tuamotu. La mayor de sus islas, Mangareva, tiene 8 km (5 mi) de largo y está rodeada de un arrecife de 64 km (40 mi) de circunferencia.… …
32gambier — also gambir noun Etymology: Malay gambir Date: 1830 a yellowish catechu that is obtained from a tropical southeast Asian woody vine (Uncaria gambir) of the madder family and is used for chewing with the betel nut and for tanning and dyeing …
33gambier — /gam bear/, n. an astringent extract obtained from the leaves and young shoots of a tropical Asian shrub, Uncaria gambir, of the madder family, used in medicine, dyeing, tanning, etc. Also, gambir. [1820 30; < Malay gambir the name of the plant]… …
34gambier — noun a) Uncaria gambir a plant from Indonesia b) Person from Gambia …
35Gambier — Gạm|bi|er, der; s, : Ew. * * * Gạm|bi|er, der; s, : Ew …
36gambier — gam·bier also gam·bir gam .bi(ə)r n a yellowish catechu that is obtained from a southeast Asian woody vine (Uncaria gambir) of the madder family and that is used for chewing with the betel nut and for tanning and dyeing …
37gambier — [ gambɪə] noun an astringent extract of a tropical Asian plant, used in tanning. Origin C19: from Malay gambir, the name of the plant …
38gambier — n. [Written also Gambir and Gambeer.] Catechu, cutch, terra japonica, japan earth …
39gambier — gam·bier …
40gambier — gam•bier or gam•bir [[t]ˈgæm bɪər[/t]] n. pha pln an astringent extract obtained from a tropical Asian shrub, Uncaria gambir, of the madder family, used esp. in medicine, dyeing, and tanning • Etymology: 1820–30; < Malay …
