carnaúba

See also: carnauba

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi karanaiwa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁ.naˈu.bɐ/ [kaɦ.naˈu.bɐ]

• (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)