tombac

noun

an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding

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The word tombac breaks down into one root of Malay origin: the root tombac, from Malay tembaga (“copper”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.