simaruba
See also: Simaruba
English
Noun
simaruba (plural simarubas)
- Alternative form of simarouba.
Spanish
Etymology
From a Cariban language; compare French simarouba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /simaˈɾuba/ [si.maˈɾu.β̞a]
Audio (Costa Rica): (file) - Rhymes: -uba
- Syllabification: si‧ma‧ru‧ba
Noun
simaruba f (plural simarubas)
- (Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela) A plant in the genus Simarouba.
- Synonym: aceituno
Further reading
- “simaruba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024