espavé

noun

es·​pa·​vé

¦espə¦vā

variants or less commonly espavel

-vel

plural -s

: a tropical American timber tree (Anacardium excelsum) with reddish rather soft wood used for making dugout canoes

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish

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