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carnahuba

carnahuba is the archaic form of carnauba.

Meaning of carnauba

Noun

carnauba (countable and uncountable, plural carnaubas)

  1. A Brazilian palm tree having waxy, fan-shaped leaves and toothed leafstalks, Copernicia prunifera.
  2. (uncountable) The hard wax obtained from the leaves of this plant and used especially in polishes.
    Synonyms:
    carnauba wax

Forms of carnahuba

pluralcarnahubas

Questions about carnahuba

What is carnahuba the archaic form of?
Carnahuba is the archaic form of carnauba.

Words near carnahuba in the dictionary

  1. carnage
  2. carnaged
  3. carnages
  4. Carnahan
  5. Carnahans
  6. carnahuba
  7. carnahubas
  8. carnal
  9. carnal knowledge
  10. Carnalea
  11. carnalise

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