pau-brasil

See also: Pau Brasil

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pau-brasil

Noun

pau-brasil (uncountable)

1. brazilwood, Caesalpinia echinata.

Portuguese

pau-brasil

Etymology

From pau (“stick, wood”) +‎ brasil (“ember-coloured”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpaw.bɾaˈziw/ [ˌpaʊ̯.bɾaˈziʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpaw.bɾɐˈzil/ [ˌpaw.βɾɐˈziɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpaw.bɾɐˈzil/ [ˌpaw.βɾɐˈziɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpaw.bɾɐˈzi.li/ [ˌpaw.βɾɐˈzi.li]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw

Noun

pau-brasil m (plural paus-brasil or paus-brasis)

1. brazilwood (a Brazilian timber tree, Caesalpinia echinata)

Synonyms

• arabutã
• ibirapiranga
• ibirapitanga
• ibirapitá
• orabutã
• pau-de-pernambuco
• pau-de-tinta
• pau-pernambuco

Related terms

• brasil
• Brasil