ubá

See also: uba and Ubá

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi uuwa.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /uˈba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /uˈba/ [uˈβa]

• Homophone: Ubá
• Hyphenation: u‧bá

Noun

ubá f or m (plural ubás)

1. (botany) Gynerium sagittatum, a tall grass of South America

   Synonyms: cana-brava, cana-ubá

2. (Brazil) a simple canoe made from a single piece of tree bark