caroba
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese caroba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈrɔ.ba/
- Rhymes: -ɔba
- Hyphenation: ca‧rò‧ba
Noun
caroba f (plural carobe)
Further reading
- caroba in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Tupi ka'aroba (literally “sour leaf”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾɔ.bɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾɔ.ba/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈɾɔ.bɐ/ [kɐˈɾɔ.βɐ]
- Rhymes: -ɔbɐ
- Hyphenation: ca‧ro‧ba
Noun
caroba f (plural carobas)
- any of several trees of the genus Jacaranda, in the family Bignoniaceae
Derived terms
- caroba-branca
- jacaranda caroba
Further reading
- “caroba”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “caroba”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025