copaíba

See also: copaiba

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi kopa'yba.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.paˈi.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.paˈi.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.paˈi.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.pɐˈi.bɐ/ [ku.pɐˈi.βɐ]

• Rhymes: -ibɐ
• Hyphenation: co‧pa‧í‧ba

Noun

copaíba f (plural copaíbas)

1. copaiba (any tree of the genus Copaifera)

   Synonyms: copaibeira, pau-de-óleo

2. (strictly) diesel tree (Copaifera langsdorffii)

   Synonym: copaíba-vermelha

3. copaiba (oleoresin extracted from such trees)

Descendants

• → English: copaiba