pindoba

See also: Pindoba

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pĩˈⁿdɔβa/

Noun

pindoba

Attalea oleifera, a variety of cocosoid palm tree endemic to Brazil
Synonym: pindó

Derived terms

pindobosu
Pindotyba

Descendants

Northern General Language:
- Nheengatu: pindaua
→ Portuguese: pindoba, pindova

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pindoba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 383, column 2

Portuguese

Alternative forms

pindova

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi pindoba.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pĩˈdɔ.bɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pĩˈdɔ.ba/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pĩˈdɔ.bɐ/ [pĩˈdɔ.βɐ]

Rhymes: -ɔbɐ
Homophone: Pindoba
Hyphenation: pin‧do‧ba

Noun

pindoba f (plural pindobas)

(Brazil) Attalea oleifera, a variety of cocosoid palm tree endemic to Brazil
(Brazil, by extension) any palm tree in the genus Attalea

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