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| tom·bac [ tóm bàk ] or tam·bac [ tám bàk ] |
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copper and zinc alloy: an alloy of copper and zinc, often with tin and arsenic, originally used in some Southeast Asian countries to make gongs and bells and now used worldwide to make inexpensive jewelry
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| [Early 17th century. Via French< Malay tembaga "copper, brass"] |
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