andiroba

English

Alternative forms

• andirova

Etymology

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

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

Carapa guianensis

• Dutch: krapboom m, Surinaamse mahonie m
• Kari'na: karapa
• Lokono: karaba
• Portuguese: andiroba (pt) f
• Sranan Tongo: krapa
• Wayana: kalapa

Italian

Etymology

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

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

Etymology

from Old Tupi îandyroba (“bitter oil”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɾɔ.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɾɔ.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɾɔ.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.diˈɾɔ.bɐ/ [ɐ̃.diˈɾɔ.βɐ]

• Hyphenation: an‧di‧ro‧ba

Noun

andiroba f (plural andirobas)

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

Spanish

Noun

andiroba f (plural andirobas)

1. andiroba