Etymology

imbuia

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Today it means: Ocotea porosa, a tree of southern Brazil, a source of high-end timber. Full definition →

Portuguese imbuia
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  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromimbuia
  2. English todayimbuia

From Portuguese imbuia, of uncertain origin.

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