carnaúba

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See also: carnauba

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Tupi karanaiwa.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁ.naˈu.bɐ/ [kaɦ.naˈu.bɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaɾ.naˈu.bɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʁ.naˈu.bɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaɻ.naˈu.ba/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.nɐˈu.bɐ/ [kɐɾ.nɐˈu.βɐ]

Noun[edit]

carnaúba f (plural carnaúbas)

carnauba (Copernicia prunifera, a palm tree of South America)
Synonym: carnaubeira
carnauba (wax extracted from the carnauba palm)

Derived terms[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese carnaúba, or directly from Old Tupi karanaiwa.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /kaɾnaˈuba/ [kaɾ.naˈu.β̞a]
Rhymes: -uba
Syllabification: car‧na‧ú‧ba

Noun[edit]

carnaúba f (plural carnaúbas)

carnauba (Copernicia prunifera, a palm tree of South America)

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