mangabeira

English

Noun

mangabeira (plural mangabeiras)

1. Any plant of the genus Hancornia.

Portuguese

Etymology

From mangaba +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ɡaˈbe(j).ɾɐ/ [mɐ̃.ɡaˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ɡaˈbe(j).ɾɐ/ [mɐ̃.ɡaˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ɡaˈbe(j).ɾa/ [mɐ̃.ɡaˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ɡɐˈbɐj.ɾɐ/ [mɐ̃.ɡɐˈβɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ɡɐˈbɐj.ɾɐ/ [mɐ̃.ɡɐˈβɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ɡɐˈbej.ɾɐ/ [mɐ̃.ɡɐˈβej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ɡɐˈbej.ɾɐ/ [mɐ̃.ɡɐˈβej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ɡɐˈbe.ɾɐ/ [mɐ̃.ɡɐˈβe.ɾɐ]

Noun

mangabeira f (plural mangabeiras)

1. mangabeira

Further reading

• “mangabeira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “mangabeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manɡaˈbeiɾa/ [mãŋ.ɡaˈβ̞ei̯.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eiɾa
• Syllabification: man‧ga‧bei‧ra

Noun

mangabeira f (plural mangabeiras)

1. mangabeira
   • 1907, Boletín de la Secretaría de Fomento, page 342:

     La mangabeira produce hule de buena calidad pero en pequeña cantidad por ser árbol de cortas dimenciones.

     The mangabeira produces a high-quality rubber, but in small quantities due to its small size.