Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

andiroba

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: andiro-ba
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The high-end wood of the andiroba tree.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Portuguese andiroba, from Old Tupi îandyroba (“bitter oil”).

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: andiroba, îandyroba

Usage

Inflected Forms

andirobas (plural) andirova (alternative)

Synonyms

crabwood crappo

Questions

What does andiroba mean?: Any of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis.
Where does andiroba come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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