pixbae

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piɡsˈbae/ [piɣ̞zˈβ̞a.e]
• Rhymes: -ae
• Syllabification: pix‧ba‧e

Noun

pixbae m (plural pixbaes)

1. (Panama) a peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) and its edible fruit

   Synonyms: (Colombia) cachipay, (Bolivia) chima, (Ecuador, Peru) chonta, (Colombia, Ecuador) chontaduro, (San Andrés and Providencia) cor wary, (Venezuela) gachipaes, (Guatemala) manaco, (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic) pejibaye, (Honduras, Nicaragua) pijibay, (Venezuela) pijiguao, (Peru) pijuayo, (Panama) pibá, (Panama) pivá, (Panama) pifá, (Honduras, Nicaragua, San Andrés and Providencia) supa, (Bolivia) tembé