imbu
French
Adjective
imbu (feminine imbue, masculine plural imbus, feminine plural imbues) (de)
Further reading
- “imbu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- umbu, ambu
- imbú, umbú, ambú (1931-prescribed spelling, now misspelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi umbu. Cognate with Spanish ombú.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩˈbu/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩˈbu/
- Rhymes: -u
Noun
imbu m (plural imbus)
- a large evergreen tree native to the Pampa of South America, Phytolacca dioica
- Synonyms: imbuzeiro, umbuzeiro
- Brazil plum (Spondias tuberosa)
Derived terms
- imbuzada
- imbuzeiro
Further reading
- “imbu”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “imbu”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025