jatobá

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Portuguese

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Um jatobá

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi îeta'ybá.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ja‧to‧bá

Noun

jatobá m (plural jatobás)

  1. courbaril (a South American tree, Hymenaea courbaril)
  2. the wood of this tree, highly desirable because of its hardness

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