Definitions
a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm
Word origin
From Malay Melaka, probably after melaka, a kind of tree that grows in the region.
Used in a sentence
“The Arabs were not pioneers on this route; even earlier than this period Indian ships had sailed through Malacca to Java and went as far as China.”
“[…] when the Portuguese had owned a de facto monopoly on shipping routes across the Indian Ocean, through Malacca to the Indies, and along the Pacific coast […]”
“Walking Canes, from low priced to the richest and most costly description. Novelties in French Cane mountings. A choice collection of Malaccas and other Sticks.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Rattan walking cane”7 letters
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