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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese caroba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈrɔ.ba/
- Rhymes: -ɔba
- Hyphenation: ca‧rò‧ba
Noun
caroba f (plural carobe)
- bignonia
Further reading
- caroba in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Tupi ka'aroba (literally “sour leaf”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔbɐ
- Hyphenation: ca‧ro‧ba
Noun
caroba f (plural carobas)
- any of several trees of the genus Jacaranda, in the family Bignoniaceae
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