acapu

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US/ˈɑ.kəˌpu/US/ˌɑ.kəˈpu/

noun

genus Andira.

“The chair was made of oak, the table of acapu.”

OriginBrazilian Portuguese acapu →
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Meanings

nounacapu (countable and uncountable, plural acapus)

plural acapus

  1. Any of several tropical New World trees in:
    1. countableuncountablegenus Andira.
    2. countableuncountablespecies Clathrotropis nitida
    3. countableuncountablespecies Vouacapoua americana
  2. uncountableThe dark wood of these trees.

    The chair was made of oak, the table of acapu.

Origin

  1. Brazilian Portugueseacapu
  2. Englishacapu

From Brazilian Portuguese acapu, from Old Tupi.

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Translations

Portuguese acapu, acapu
  • acaputrees of the genus Andira
  • acapuspecies Vouacapoua americana
  • acapuwood of such trees

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Capua
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APA

acapu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acapu

MLA

“acapu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acapu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acapu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acapu.

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