vinhatico

noun

vin·​ha·​ti·​co

vēnˈyätəˌkō

plural -s

1

a

: any of several South American leguminous timber trees of the genera Plathymenia and Pithecolobium

b

: the yellowish wood of any of these trees

2

a

: an ornamental tree (Persea indica) of the Azores and the Canary Islands

b

: the coarse dark-colored wood of this tree

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese, probably from vinha vineyard, from Latin vinea

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