英:['gæmbɪə]
美:['gæmˌbɪr]
英:['gæmbɪə]
美:['gæmˌbɪr]
noun
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
borrowed from Malay gambir "the plant Uncaria gambir"
The first known use of gambier was in 1800
gambiernoun
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