pau-pita

See also: pão pita

Portuguese

Etymology

From pau +‎ pita.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpawˈpi.tɐ/ [ˌpaʊ̯ˈpi.tɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpawˈpi.ta/ [ˌpaʊ̯ˈpi.ta]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpawˈpi.tɐ/

Hyphenation: pau‧-pi‧ta

Noun

pau-pita m (plural paus-pita or paus-pitas)

(botany) American aloe (Agave americana)
Synonyms: agave, agávea, babosa-brava, pita, piteira

Further reading

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