arariba

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noun

Any of the trees of three species in the genus Centrolobium (family Fabaceae), especially, a Brazilian tree (Centrolobium robustum) -- called also zebrawood.

Similar
Centrolobium robustum
OriginPortuguese araribá →
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Meanings

nounarariba (countable and uncountable, plural araribas)

plural araribas

  1. countableuncountableAny of the trees of three species in the genus Centrolobium (family Fabaceae), especially, a Brazilian tree (Centrolobium robustum) -- called also zebrawood.
  2. countableuncountableAny of several trees of the genus Simira (syn. Sickingia), usually with heavy dark red wood.
  3. countableuncountableWood of an arariba tree.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounBrazilian tree with handsomely marked wood

Similar
Centrolobium robustum
Broader
zebrawoodzebrawood tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Portugueseararibá
  2. Englisharariba

Borrowed from Portuguese araribá, from Old Tupi.

More words from Portuguese

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Translations

Portuguese araribá, arariba
  • araribáany tree in the genus Centrolobium
  • araribaany tree in the genus Centrolobium
Cite this entry
APA

arariba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arariba

MLA

“arariba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arariba. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arariba,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arariba.

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