andiroba

English

Alternative forms

• andirova

Noun

andiroba (countable and uncountable, plural andirobas)

1. Any of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis.

   Synonyms: crabwood, (Trinidad and Tobago) crappo

2. The high-end wood of the andiroba tree.

Translations

Carapa guianensis

• Dutch: krapboom m, Surinaamse mahonie m
• Kari'na: karapa
• Lokono: karaba
• Portuguese: andiroba f
• Sranan Tongo: krapa
• Wayana: kalapa

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese andiroba, of Old Tupi origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.diˈrɔ.ba/
• Rhymes: -ɔba
• Hyphenation: an‧di‧rò‧ba

Noun

andiroba f (plural andirobe)

1. andiroba (Carapa guianensis)

Further reading

• andiroba in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɾɔ.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɾɔ.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɾɔ.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.diˈɾɔ.bɐ/ [ɐ̃.diˈɾɔ.βɐ]

• Hyphenation: an‧di‧ro‧ba

Noun

andiroba f (plural andirobas)

1. andiroba (Carapa guianensis, a tree of South and Central America)

Spanish

Noun

andiroba f (plural andirobas)

1. andiroba