andiroba

• andirova

From Portuguese andiroba, from Old Tupi îandyroba (“bitter oil”).

andiroba (countable and uncountable, plural andirobas)

1. Any of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis.

   Synonyms: crabwood, (Trinidad and Tobago) crappo

2. The high-end wood of the andiroba tree.

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese andiroba, from Old Tupi îandyroba (“bitter oil”).

• IPA^(key): /an.diˈrɔ.ba/
• Rhymes: -ɔba
• Hyphenation: an‧di‧rò‧ba

andiroba f (plural andirobe)

1. andiroba (Carapa guianensis)

• andiroba in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

from Old Tupi îandyroba (“bitter oil”).

• Hyphenation: an‧di‧ro‧ba

andiroba f (plural andirobas)

1. andiroba (Carapa guianensis, a tree of South and Central America)

andiroba f (plural andirobas)

1. andiroba