embondeiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• imbondeiro, ibondeiro

Etymology

From Kimbundu mbondo +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bõˈde(j).ɾu/ [ẽ.bõˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bõˈde(j).ɾu/ [ĩ.bõˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bõˈde(j).ɾu/ [ẽ.bõˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bõˈde(j).ɾu/ [ĩ.bõˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bõˈde(j).ɾo/ [ẽ.bõˈde(ɪ̯).ɾo], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bõˈde(j).ɾo/ [ĩ.bõˈde(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bõˈdɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bõˈdɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bõˈdej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bõˈdej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bõˈde.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: em‧bon‧dei‧ro

Noun

embondeiro m (plural embondeiros)

1. baobab (Adansonia digitata, a large tree of tropical Africa)

   Synonyms: adansónia, baobá, (Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau) calabaceira, (Africa) melambeira