andiroba

English

Alternative forms

Noun

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.

Translations


Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese andiroba, of Old Tupi origin.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

andiroba f (plural andirobe)

  1. andiroba (Carapa guianensis)

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Noun

andiroba f (plural andirobas)

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

Spanish

Noun

andiroba f (plural andirobas)

  1. andiroba
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