A very hard, durable wood from a Central American palm tree, used for making tool handles and decorative items.
From Spanish 'chonta' (a type of palm), possibly from Quechua origins. The word traveled from indigenous South American languages through Spanish and into English.
Chontawood is so dense and hard that it was traditionally used to make handles for axes and machetes—the wood is actually denser than many tropical hardwoods, making it perfect for tools that need to withstand extreme stress.
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