piaçaba

Portuguese
FWOTD – 6 July 2015

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi pïa'sawa (“fibrous plant”); compare English piassava.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.aˈsa.bɐ/ [pɪ.aˈsa.bɐ], (faster pronunciation) /pjaˈsa.bɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.aˈsa.ba/ [pɪ.aˈsa.ba], (faster pronunciation) /pjaˈsa.ba/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pjɐˈsa.bɐ/ [pjɐˈsa.βɐ]

Noun

piaçaba f (plural piaçabas)

  1. Brazilian palm trees Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia piassaba
    • 2000, Museu da Casa Brasileira, Equipamentos, usos e costumes da casa brasileira: Costumes, EdUSP, →ISBN, page 117:
      1 e 2, p 170 CORDOARIA CABO (referindo-se aos produtos da palmeira piaçaba) "(...) é muito apreciada pelas fibras resistentes das bainhas de suas palmas, com as quais se preparam em especiais cordoarias de piaçaba, cabos, cordas, ...
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  2. fibrous product of these trees, formerly used in making brooms and for other purposes
  3. toilet brush
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