English
andiroba
Andiroba comes from Old Tupi îandyroba ‘bitter oil’.
- Old Tupimodernîandyroba‘bitter oil’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentandiroba
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Tupimodernîandyroba‘bitter oil’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentandiroba
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Old Tupi îandyroba
Today it means
noun Any of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Tupi îandyroba / andiroba