ombú

See also: ombu

Spanish

Ombú en el Arboreto Fullerton. (Ombú in Fullerton Arboretum) (Phytolacca dioica)

Etymology

Borrowed from Guaraní umbú.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /omˈbu/ [õmˈbu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: om‧bú

Noun

ombú m (plural ombús or ombúes)

1. a large evergreen tree native to the Pampa of South America, Phytolacca dioica

   Synonym: bellasombra

Further reading

• Phytolacca dioica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phytolacca dioica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• “ombú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10