pernambuco

See also: Pernambuco

English

Noun

pernambuco (uncountable)

1. The wood of Paubrasilia echinata.
   • 2000, James Beament, The Violin Explained: Components, Mechanism, and Sound, page 159:

     Pernambuco is a coastal wood which grows in maintained stands in Brazil.

Portuguese

Noun

pernambuco m (plural pernambucos)

1. (obsolete) someone from the Brazilian state of Pernambuco

   Synonym: pernambucano

Spanish

pernambuco

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾnamˈbuko/ [peɾ.nãmˈbu.ko]
• Rhymes: -uko
• Syllabification: per‧nam‧bu‧co

Noun

pernambuco m (plural pernambucos)

1. brazilwood

   Synonyms: palo Brasil, pau-Brasil