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pau-brasil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
pau-brasil
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

brazilwood, Caesalpinia echinata.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pau-brasil.

Usage

Questions

What does pau-brasil mean?
brazilwood, Caesalpinia echinata.
Where does pau-brasil come from?
Borrowed from Portuguese pau-brasil.

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