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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi pïa'sawa (“fibrous plant”); compare English piassava.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.aˈsa.bɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /pjaˈsa.bɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.aˈsa.bɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /pjaˈsa.bɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.aˈsa.ba/ , (faster pronunciation) /pjaˈsa.ba/
Noun
piaçaba f (plural piaçabas)
- Brazilian palm trees Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia piassaba
2000, Museu da Casa Brasileira, Equipamentos, usos e costumes da casa brasileira: Costumes, EdUSP, →ISBN, page 117:1 e 2, p 170 CORDOARIA CABO (referindo-se aos produtos da palmeira piaçaba) "(...) é muito apreciada pelas fibras resistentes das bainhas de suas palmas, com as quais se preparam em especiais cordoarias de piaçaba, cabos, cordas, ...- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- fibrous product of these trees, formerly used in making brooms and for other purposes
Noun
piaçaba m or f (plural piaçabas)
- toilet brush