gamboge
gam·boge/ɡæmˈbuʒ/noun, adjective
gamboge is spelled G-A-M-B-O-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (gam·boge). It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gamboge means “Any of several species of trees of the genus Garcinia found in South and Southeastern Asia, especially Garcinia xanthochymus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gamboge is gamboges.
How many letters and syllables are in gamboge?
| Letters | 7: G-A-M-B-O-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: gam·boge |
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is gamboge?
Gamboge appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gamboge?
- UK /ɡæmˈbuːʒ/
- UK /-ˈbəʊʒ/
- US /ɡæmˈbuʒ/
Gamboge has 2 syllables, split gam·boge in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-gamboge.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gamboge?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gamboge from its last stressed vowel (/uʒ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of gamboge
- gamboges plural
- camboge
- gambooge
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gamboge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several species of trees of the genus Garcinia found in South and Southeastern Asia, especially Garcinia xanthochymus.
- 2
The resin of the gamboge tree; a preparation of the resin used as a pigment or for medicinal purposes.
- 3
A deep yellow colour.
adjective
- 1
Of a deep yellow colour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gamboge in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | gomaguta, guta, gutagamba |
| French | gomme-gutte, résine gutte, jaune du Cambodge |
| German | Gamboge, Gummigutt, Gummigutta, Gutti |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does gamboge come from?
From New Latin gambogium, cambogium (“resin from trees used to make yellow dye”), from New Latin Gambogia, Cambogia (“Cambodia”). The Latin word was first attested in English as a colour in 1634. Doublet of Cambodia and Kampuchea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).