caroba

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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)

  1. bignonia

Further reading

  • caroba in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

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Etymology

From Old Tupi ka'aroba (literally sour leaf).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ɔbɐ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ro‧ba

Noun

caroba f (plural carobas)

  1. any of several trees of the genus Jacaranda, in the family Bignoniaceae

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