tumbaga

See also: Tumbaga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tumbaga, from Malay tembaga, from Sanskrit ताम्रक (tāmraka)

Noun

tumbaga (uncountable)

  1. A gold-copper alloy used by the pre-Columbian cultures of Central America to make religious objects.
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