alfarrobeira

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Portuguese

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alfarrobeira

Etymology

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From alfarroba (carob) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fa.ʁoˈbe(j).ɾɐ/ [aʊ̯.fa.hoˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.fa.ʁoˈbe(j).ɾɐ/ [aʊ̯.fa.χoˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fa.ʁoˈbe(j).ɾa/ [aʊ̯.fa.hoˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 

  • Hyphenation: al‧far‧ro‧bei‧ra

Noun

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alfarrobeira f (plural alfarrobeiras)

  1. (botany) carob (Ceratonia siliqua, a tree of the Mediterranean region)
    Synonyms: figueira-de-pitágoras, figueira-do-egipto, Pão-de-João, Pão-de-São-João

Further reading

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