macassar/məˈkæs.ə/EtymologyAlteration of Makassar (“a port city in Indonesia”)nameA town in Ancuabe district, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.A suburb of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.nounA form of ebony from the tree Diospyros celebica“THE EMPIRE ROOM Mark Grossich, who created the Campbell Apartment lounge in Grand Central Terminal, is using plenty of stainless steel and macassar ebony to turn a former post office branch in the Empire State Building into a sophisticated Art Deco setting for that perfect Manhattan: 350 Fifth Avenue (33rd Street).”