noun
- a walking stick or cane made from the stem of a rattan palm
- the rattan palm from which malacca canes are made
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The elderly gentleman carried an elegant malacca with a silver handle.
- His grandfather’s malacca had been passed down through three generations.
- The antique shop displayed several malaccas in the window.
- She tapped her malacca against the pavement as she walked.
- The malacca palm grows naturally in Southeast Asia.
- Craftsmen carefully select the best malacca stems for making walking sticks.