pau-ferro

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpawˈfɛ.ʁu/ [ˌpaʊ̯ˈfɛ.hu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpawˈfɛ.ʁu/ [ˌpaʊ̯ˈfɛ.hu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpawˈfɛ.ʁu/ [ˌpaʊ̯ˈfɛ.χu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpawˈfɛ.ʁo/ [ˌpaʊ̯ˈfɛ.ho]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpawˈfɛ.ʁu/

• Hyphenation: pau‧fer‧ro

Noun

pau-ferro m (plural paus-ferro or paus-ferros)

1. ironwood (any of several trees characterised by particularly solid wood), including
   1. Brazilian ironwood (Libidibia ferrea)
   2. snake bean (Bobgunnia madagascariensis)
   3. trees of species Zollernia paraensis and Zollernia ilicifolia
   4. Ceylon ironwood (Mesua ferrea)