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carnaúba

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See also: carnauba

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Tupi karana'yba.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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carnaúba f (plural carnaúbas)

  1. carnauba (Copernicia prunifera, a palm tree of South America)
    Synonym: carnaubeira
  2. carnauba (wax extracted from the carnauba palm)

Derived terms

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese carnaúba, or directly from Old Tupi karana'yba.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaɾnaˈuba/ [kaɾ.naˈu.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -uba
  • Syllabification: car‧na‧ú‧ba

Noun

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carnaúba f (plural carnaúbas)

  1. carnauba (Copernicia prunifera, a palm tree of South America)