imbuia

See also: Imbuia, imbuía, and imbúia

English

Etymology

From Portuguese imbuia, of uncertain origin.

Noun

imbuia (plural imbuias)

1. Ocotea porosa, a tree of southern Brazil, a source of high-end timber.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• embuia, embúia, embuya, imbúia, imbuya (obsolete)

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈbuj.ɐ/ [ĩˈbuɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈbuj.ɐ/ [ĩˈbuɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈbuj.a/ [ĩˈbuɪ̯.a]

• Hyphenation: im‧bui‧a

Noun

imbuia f (plural imbuias)

1. imbuia (Ocotea porosa, a tree)

Descendants

• English: imbuia