curuba
English
editNoun
editcuruba (plural curubas)
- Synonym of cassabanana
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editSpanish
editEtymology
editFrom curubo (“passionflower vines”), of unclear origin, but as the plant is native to the Andes region (Peru, Bolivia, etc), a borrowing from an Amerindian language is likely.[1]
Noun
editcuruba f (plural curubas)
References
edit- ^ Ulmer, Torsten (2004). Passiflora : Passionflowers of the world. Portland: Timber Press
Further reading
edit- “curuba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014