andiroba
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese andiroba, from Old Tupi îandyroba (“bitter oil”).
Noun
editandiroba (countable and uncountable, plural andirobas)
- Any of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis.
- The high-end wood of the andiroba tree.
Translations
editItalian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish and Portuguese andiroba, from Old Tupi îandyroba (“bitter oil”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editandiroba f (plural andirobe)
Further reading
edit- andiroba in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
editEtymology
editfrom Old Tupi îandyroba (“bitter oil”).
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: an‧di‧ro‧ba
Noun
editandiroba f (plural andirobas)
- andiroba (Carapa guianensis, a tree of South and Central America)
Spanish
editNoun
editandiroba f (plural andirobas)
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