Malacca (redirected from Melaka)

Ma·lac·ca  (m-lk, -läk)

n.

The stem of the rattan palm, used for making canes and umbrella handles.

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[After Malacca (now Melaka), a town of western Malaysia.]

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Malacca, Strait of

A channel between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula connecting the Andaman Sea with the South China Sea.

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malacca, malacca cane [məˈlækə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the stem of the rattan palm

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a walking stick made from this stem

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Malacca [məˈlækə]

n

(Placename) a state of SW Peninsular Malaysia: rubber plantations. Capital: Malacca. Pop.: 602 867 (2000). Area: 1650 sq. km (637 sq. miles)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	malacca - stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles cane - a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane Calamus rotang, rattan, rattan palm - climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes
	2.	malacca - a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm malacca cane cane - a stick that people can lean on to help them walk