camboge

1 of 2

variant of gamboge sense 1

cambogé

2 of 2

noun

cam·​bo·​gé

¦kambō¦zhā

plural -s

: pierced concrete block used to make brise-soleils in Latin-American architecture

achieve ventilation and decoration at the same time by the skillful insertion of cambogé

—House Beautiful

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