jurema

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jurema.

Noun

jurema (uncountable)

1. The Brazilian entheogen Mimosa tenuiflora

Derived terms

• jurumeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi yu'rema (“juicy hawthorn”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈɾẽ.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈɾẽ.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈɾe.ma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈɾe.mɐ/

• Hyphenation: ju‧re‧ma

Noun

jurema f (plural juremas)

1. (botany) (Pithecellobium tortum) South American tree, from the Legume family, with a tortuous trunk and branches and dark pods
2. hallucinogenic drink made from the plant (jurema), used in religious rituals
3. (Brazil, colloquial) hard work; tiring task

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xuˈɾema/ [xuˈɾe.ma]
• Rhymes: -ema
• Syllabification: ju‧re‧ma

Noun

jurema f (plural juremas)

1. jurema