embondeiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

imbondeiro, ibondeiro

Etymology

From Kimbundu mbondo +‎ -eiro.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bõˈde(j).ɾu/ [ẽ.bõˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bõˈde(j).ɾu/ [ĩ.bõˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bõˈde(j).ɾo/ [ẽ.bõˈde(ɪ̯).ɾo], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bõˈde(j).ɾo/ [ĩ.bõˈde(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bõˈdɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bõˈdej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bõˈdej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bõˈde.ɾu/

Hyphenation: em‧bon‧dei‧ro

Noun

embondeiro m (plural embondeiros)

baobab (Adansonia digitata, a large tree of tropical Africa)
Synonyms: adansónia, baobá, (Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau) calabaceira, (Africa) melambeira

References

“embondeiro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“embondeiro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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