carnaúba

See also: carnauba

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi karanaiwa.

Pronunciation
 
  • (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

carnaúba f (plural carnaúbas)

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

Derived terms
  • carnaubal
  • carnaubeira

Spanish

Etymology

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

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

Noun

carnaúba f (plural carnaúbas)

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