coromandel

[ kawr-uh-man-dl, kor- ]

noun

1. the hard, brownish wood of a tropical Asian tree, Diospyros melanoxylon.
2. the tree itself.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coromandel¹

1835–45; after the Coromandel Coast ( def ); calamander ( def )

Example Sentences

He was taken to the nearby town of Whangamatā on the Coromandel Peninsula, where he was treated for hypothermia and exhaustion.

From BBC

"Not a penny of my clients' money will find its way into these misbegotten so-called investments," said George Gagliardi, an investment advisor with Coromandel Wealth Management in Lexington, Massachusetts, who believes cryptocurrencies "have no underlying intrinsic value."

From Reuters

“They were all people like me, poor,” said Rahul Kumar, a 28-year-old carpenter who was in one of the Coromandel general coaches, traveling to the southern city of Chennai.

From New York Times

On June 2, Mr. Kumar reached Kolkata early in the morning on an overnight train from Bihar and waited about 10 hours in the heat until the Coromandel Express was ready to depart.

From New York Times

For many on the Coromandel, attention fell on them only in disaster, as workers cut through the jumbled coaches to drag out the bodies, watched by cameras and crowds of onlookers.

From New York Times