pindaíba

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pindaíva, pindaúva

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi pinda'yba (“fishing rod”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pĩ.daˈi.bɐ/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pĩ.dɐˈi.bɐ/ [pĩ.dɐˈi.βɐ], /pĩ.daˈi.bɐ/ [pĩ.daˈi.βɐ]

• Hyphenation: pin‧da‧í‧ba

Noun

pindaíba f (plural pindaíbas)

1. rope made of the ibira coconut tree
2. tree of the species Duguetia lanceolata
3. (Brazil, informal) scarcity of money, especially a temporary poverty