ambay

noun

am·​bay

ˈamˌbī

plural -s

: an Argentine timber tree (Cecropia adenopus) with light soft wood

Word History

Etymology

modification of American Spanish ambaiba, from Tupi

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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