curuba
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
curuba (plural curubas)
- Synonym of cassabanana
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From curubo (“passionflower vines”), of unclear origin, but as the plant is native to the Andes region (Peru, Bolivia, etc), a borrowing from an Amerindian language is likely.[1]
Noun[edit]
curuba f (plural curubas)
References[edit]
- ^ Ulmer, Torsten (2004). Passiflora : Passionflowers of the world. Portland: Timber Press
Further reading[edit]
- “curuba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014