How to say "mahogany" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounRefers to mahogany the material — the hardwood, or the tree it comes from — rather than a color; the choice when talking about furniture made of it. A katakana loanword, and not a common one.
- マホガニー色マホガニーいろnounCovers the color sense: the deep reddish-brown shade associated with mahogany wood, literally 'mahogany color'. Use it when you mean a color rather than the wood itself; it is not a particularly common word.
Use 「マホガニー」 for mahogany the wood or tree, and 「マホガニー色」 for the reddish-brown color named after it; both are katakana loanwords of only moderate frequency, so the choice turns on material versus color.
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