granadillo

English

Noun

granadillo (countable and uncountable, plural granadillos or granadilloes)

  1. (uncountable) Hardwood from trees of the genus Platymiscium.
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    • 1804, Thomas Smith, The Wonders of Nature and Art, page 162:
      Granadilloes all produce very fine timber, as well as fruit-trees; […]

Spanish

Etymology

From granadilla.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ɡɾanaˈdiʝo/ [ɡɾa.naˈð̞i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ɡɾanaˈdiʎo/ [ɡɾa.naˈð̞i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ɡɾanaˈdiʃo/ [ɡɾa.naˈð̞i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ɡɾanaˈdiʒo/ [ɡɾa.naˈð̞i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: gra‧na‧di‧llo

Noun

granadillo m (plural granadillos)

  1. Brya ebenus, a Caribbean tree species in the legume family
  2. Dalbergia nigra, a Brazilian tree species in the legume family
  3. Hypericum canariense, a species of St. John's wort native to the Canary Islands

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