piaçaba
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Tupi pïa'sawa (“fibrous plant”); compare English piassava.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]piaçaba f (plural piaçabas)
- Brazilian palm trees Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia piassaba
- 2000, Museu da Casa Brasileira, Equipamentos, usos e costumes da casa brasileira: Costumes, EdUSP, →ISBN, page 117:
- 1 e 2, p 170 CORDOARIA CABO (referindo-se aos produtos da palmeira piaçaba) "(...) é muito apreciada pelas fibras resistentes das bainhas de suas palmas, com as quais se preparam em especiais cordoarias de piaçaba, cabos, cordas, ...
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- fibrous product of these trees, formerly used in making brooms and for other purposes
Noun
[edit]piaçaba m or f (plural piaçabas)
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