dendezeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From dendê +‎ -z- +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dẽˌdeˈze(j).ɾu/ [dẽˌdeˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dẽˌdeˈze(j).ɾu/ [dẽˌdeˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /dẽˌdeˈze(j).ɾo/ [dẽˌdeˈze(ɪ̯).ɾo]

• Hyphenation: den‧de‧zei‧ro

Noun

dendezeiro m (plural dendezeiros)

1. African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), a palm tree native to west and southwest Africa

Related terms

• dendê