amendoeira-da-praia

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, "beach almond tree".

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.mẽ.doˌe(j).ɾɐ.daˈpɾaj.ɐ/ [a.mẽ.doˌe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ.daˈpɾaɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.mẽ.doˌe(j).ɾa.daˈpɾaj.a/ [a.mẽ.doˌe(ɪ̯).ɾa.daˈpɾaɪ̯.a]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mẽˌdwɐj.ɾɐ.dɐˈpɾaj.ɐ/ [ɐ.mẽˌdwɐj.ɾɐ.ðɐˈpɾaj.ɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mẽˌdwej.ɾɐ.dɐˈpɾaj.ɐ/ [ɐ.mẽˌdwej.ɾɐ.ðɐˈpɾaj.ɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mẽˌdwej.ɾɐ.dɐˈpɾaj.ɐ/ [ɐ.mẽˌdwej.ɾɐ.ðɐˈpɾaj.ɐ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mẽˌdwe.ɾɐ.dɐˈpɾaj.ɐ/ [ɐ.mẽˌdwe.ɾɐ.ðɐˈpɾaj.ɐ]

Noun

amendoeira-da-praia f (plural amendoeiras-da-praia)

Indian almond (Terminalia catappa)

Synonyms

(Terminalia catappa): chapéu-de-sol, caroceiro, árvore-de-anoz, castanholeira, guarda-sol, castanheira, sete-copas

Further reading

“amendoeira-da-praia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“amendoeira-da-praia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026