cacaurana

Portuguese

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Nahuan *kakawatl
    Classical Nahuatl cacahuatlbor.
    Spanish cacaobor.
    Brazilian Portuguese cacaubor.
    Nheengatu kakáu
    Proto-Tupian *ran
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ran
    Old Tupi ran
    Proto-Tupian *-ap
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ?
    Old Tupi -a
    Old Tupi rana
    Nheengatu rana
    Nheengatu kakáu-ranabor.
    Portuguese cacaurana

    Borrowed from Nheengatu kakáu-rana. By surface analysis, cacau +‎ -rana.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˌkawˈʁɐ̃.nɐ/ [kaˌkaʊ̯ˈhɐ̃.nɐ]
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaˌkawˈʁɐ̃.nɐ/ [kaˌkaʊ̯ˈχɐ̃.nɐ]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˌkawˈʁɐ.na/ [kaˌkaʊ̯ˈhɐ.na]

    • Rhymes: -ɐ̃nɐ
    • Hyphenation: ca‧cau‧ra‧na

    Noun

    cacaurana f (plural cacauranas) (chiefly North Brazil)

    1. tree of the species Herrania mariae
    2. tree of the species Theobroma microcarpum
      Synonyms: cacau-jacaré, cacau-maracujá, macacaacã

    References

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