makoré
/makəˈreɪ/(also makora, makore, makori)
noun
A large West African tree, Tieghemella heckelii, of the family Sapotaceae; the reddish- or purplish-brown, sometimes dark-streaked, wood of this tree.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in John H. Holland (b. 1869). From a language of Ivory Coast, probably via French (not attested in French before 1931).