massaranduba
/ˌmæ.sə.ɹænˈdu.bə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, native to South America which produces edible fruit.
Example Sentences
- "The famous polo de vaca, or "cow-tree" of South America, called massaranduba by the natives, belongs to the natural order of the Atrocarpads, which, by what might appear a curious coincidence, includes also the celebrated bread-fruit."
- "The massaranduba is not the only species known as palo de vaca, or cow-tree. There are many others so called, whose sap is of a milky nature."
- "Then the huge reddish trunks of massarandubas began to slide past us, their lofty crowns matting together so thickly that they seemed to make a solid roof."
Etymology
Etymology tree Old Tupi *masarana? Proto-Tupian *kˀɨp Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨβ Old Tupi 'yba Old Tupi masarandybabor. Brazilian Portuguese massarandubabor. English massaranduba Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese massaranduba, from Old Tupi masarandyba.
Word Breakdown
- Root: masarandyba
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌmæ.sə.ɹænˈdu.bə/
- British English: /ˌmæ.sə.ɹænˈduː.bə/