andiroba

noun

an·​di·​ro·​ba

ˌandəˈrōbə

plural -s

: crabwood entry 1

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish andiroba or Portuguese andiroba, jandiroba, from Tupi andiróba, nandiroba

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

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