babosa-brava

Portuguese

Etymology

From babosa +‎ brava.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˌbɔ.zɐˈbɾa.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˌbɔ.zaˈbɾa.va/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˌbɔ.zɐˈbɾa.vɐ/ [bɐˌβɔ.zɐˈβɾa.vɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˌbɔ.zɐˈbɾa.bɐ/ [bɐˌβɔ.zɐˈβɾa.βɐ]

Hyphenation: ba‧bo‧sa‧-bra‧va

Noun

babosa-brava f (plural babosas-bravas)

(botany) American aloe (Agave americana)
Synonyms: agave, pau-pita, pita, piteira

Further reading

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