cativo

noun

ca·​ti·​vo

kəˈtē(ˌ)vō,

-və

variants or less commonly cautivo

kau̇ˈ-

plural -s

: a large tree (Prioria copaifera) of the family Leguminosae of Panama

Word History

Etymology

modification of American Spanish cativa, from Spanish, feminine of cativo captive, miserable, from Latin captivus captive

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