caobilla

Spanish

Etymology

caoba +‎ -illa

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kaoˈbiʝa/ [ka.oˈβ̞i.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kaoˈbiʎa/ [ka.oˈβ̞i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kaoˈbiʃa/ [ka.oˈβ̞i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kaoˈbiʒa/ [ka.oˈβ̞i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: ca‧o‧bi‧lla

Noun

caobilla f (plural caobillas)

  1. fine-leaf wadara, a tree of species Couratari guianensis
  2. Any of various trees of the genus Tapirira

Further reading

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