abura

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba abura.

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /əˈbjʊ.ɹə/, /əˈbʊ.ɹə/

Noun

abura (plural aburas)

  1. A medium-sized tropical African tree, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., from the family Loganiaceae.[1][First attested in the mid 20th century.][2]
  2. The soft pale wood from the abura tree. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][2]

References

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 8
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abura”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

abura

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あぶら
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