Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carnauba

/ˌkɑːɹnəˈuːbə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: car-nau-ba
IPA: /ˌkɑːɹnəˈuːbə/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Brazilian palm tree having waxy, fan-shaped leaves and toothed leafstalks, Copernicia prunifera.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The hard wax obtained from the leaves of this plant and used especially in polishes.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Portuguese carnaúba, from Old Tupi karana'yba.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: carnaúba, karana'yba

Usage

Inflected Forms

carnaubas (plural)

Synonyms

carnauba wax carnauba palm wax palm copernicia prunifera copernicia cerifera

Questions

How do you pronounce carnauba?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɑːɹnəˈuːbə/.
What does carnauba mean?: A Brazilian palm tree having waxy, fan-shaped leaves and toothed leafstalks, Copernicia prunifera.
Where does carnauba come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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