araroba

English

Etymology

From the Tupi language.

Noun

araroba (uncountable)

1. Goa powder

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾaˈɾɔ.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾaˈɾɔ.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾaˈɾɔ.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾɐˈɾɔ.bɐ/ [ɐ.ɾɐˈɾɔ.βɐ]

• Hyphenation: a‧ra‧ro‧ba

Noun

araroba f (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) araroba; Goa powder (a bitter powder found in the Vataireopsis araroba tree, used as a medicine)