pau-brasil

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See also: Pau Brasil

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese pau-brasil

Noun[edit]

pau-brasil (uncountable)

  1. brazilwood, Caesalpinia echinata.

Portuguese[edit]

 pau-brasil on Portuguese Wikipedia
pau-brasil

Etymology[edit]

From pau (“stick, wood”) +‎ brasil (“ember-coloured”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpaw.bɾaˈziw/ [ˌpaʊ̯.bɾaˈziʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpaw.bɾɐˈzil/ [ˌpaw.βɾɐˈziɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpaw.bɾɐˈzi.li/ [ˌpaw.βɾɐˈzi.li]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw

Noun[edit]

pau-brasil m (plural paus-brasil or paus-brasis)

  1. brazilwood (a Brazilian timber tree, Caesalpinia echinata)

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