ñandubay

Spanish

Un ñandubay.

Etymology

Borrowed from Guaraní ñanduvai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲanduˈbai/ [ɲãn̪.d̪uˈβ̞ai̯]
• Rhymes: -ai
• Syllabification: ñan‧du‧bay

Noun

ñandubay m (plural ñandubayes)

1. Prosopis affinis

Synonyms

• algarrobillo
• espinillo

 

Further reading

• “ñandubay” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010
• “ñandubay”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28