ambaíba

See also: ambaiba

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ambaiba, ambauba, ambaúba, ambaúva, embaiba, embaíba, embauba, embauva, embaúba, embaúva, imbaiba, imbaíba, imbauba, imbaúba, imbaúva, umbauba, umbaúba
• rare: ambauva, ambaiua, imbauva, umbaúva
• obsolete: ambayba, embayba, imbahuba, umbahuba

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi amba'yba.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.baˈi.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.baˈi.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.baˈi.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bɐˈi.bɐ/ [ɐ̃.bɐˈi.βɐ]

• Rhymes: -ibɐ
• Hyphenation: am‧ba‧í‧ba

Noun

ambaíba f (plural ambaíbas)

1. cecropia (any tree of the genus Cecropia)

   Synonyms: árvore-da-preguiça, cecrópia, torém