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piacaba

piacaba is the alternative form of piassava.

Meaning of piassava

Noun

piassava (countable and uncountable, plural piassavas)

  1. A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees (Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia piassaba), formerly used in making brooms and for other purposes.
    • Common brushes and brooms made of bristles, rice straw, piassava, and other animal or vegetable stuffs; also mounted with wood or iron, not colored, without polish or varnish:1893, United States Congressional serial set, page 150
  2. Either of these two trees.

Questions about piacaba

What is piacaba the alternative form of?
Piacaba is the alternative form of piassava.

Words near piacaba in the dictionary

  1. Pia carries
  2. Pia carry
  3. pia mater
  4. pia maters
  5. PIAAC
  6. piacaba
  7. Piacentine
  8. Piacentines
  9. Piacentini
  10. Piacentinis
  11. Piacenza

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