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caobilla

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Spanish

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Etymology

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caoba +‎ -illa

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaoˈbiʝa/ [ka.oˈβ̞i.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kaoˈbiʎa/ [ka.oˈβ̞i.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaoˈbiʃa/ [ka.oˈβ̞i.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaoˈbiʒa/ [ka.oˈβ̞i.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: ca‧o‧bi‧lla

Noun

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caobilla f (plural caobillas)

  1. fine-leaf wadara, a tree of species Couratari guianensis
  2. Any of various trees of the genus Tapirira

Further reading

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