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andiroba

andiroba noun: any of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis.

Noun

andiroba (countable and uncountable, plural andirobas)

  1. Any of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis.
    Synonyms:
    crabwood, crappo
  2. The high-end wood of the andiroba tree.

Synonyms of andiroba

Forms of andiroba

pluralandirobas
alternative formandirova

Origin of andiroba

From Portuguese andiroba, from Old Tupi îandyroba (“bitter oil”).

Questions about andiroba

What does andiroba mean?
Andiroba means any of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis.
What part of speech is andiroba?
Andiroba is a noun.
What is the plural of andiroba?
The plural of andiroba is andirobas.

Words near andiroba in the dictionary

  1. Andine
  2. anding
  3. Andings
  4. Andino
  5. Andinos
  6. andiroba
  7. andirobas
  8. andiron
  9. andirons
  10. andirova
  11. Andis

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