caroba

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese caroba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈrɔ.ba/
• Rhymes: -ɔba
• Hyphenation: ca‧rò‧ba

Noun

caroba f (plural carobe)

1. bignonia

Further reading

• caroba in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi ka'aroba (literally “sour leaf”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾɔ.bɐ/

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

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

• Hyphenation: ca‧ro‧ba

Noun

caroba f (plural carobas)

1. any of several trees of the genus Jacaranda, in the family Bignoniaceae

Derived terms

• caroba-branca
• jacaranda caroba

 

Further reading

• “caroba”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “caroba”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024

Anagrams

• abraço, baraço