The story
- Old Tupi · derived fromîandyroba“bitter oil”
- Portuguese · borrowed fromandiroba
- English todayandiroba
From Portuguese andiroba, from Old Tupi îandyroba (“bitter oil”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
andiroba
Today it means: Any of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis. Full definition →
Portuguese andiroba ← Old Tupi îandyroba