carnauba

See also: carnaúba

English

A carnauba

Etymology

From Portuguese carnaúba, from Old Tupi karanaiwa.

Noun

carnauba (countable and uncountable, plural carnaubas)

A Brazilian palm tree having waxy, fan-shaped leaves and toothed leafstalks, Copernicia prunifera.
(uncountable) The hard wax obtained from the leaves of this plant and used especially in polishes.

Synonyms

(wax): carnauba wax

Translations

palm

French: carnauba (fr) f
German: Carnaubapalme f
Portuguese: carnaúba (pt) f
Spanish: carnaúba f

wax

Dutch: carnaubawas
German: Carnaubawachs n
Italian: cera di carnauba f
Korean: 카르나우바납 (kareunaubanap)
Polish: carnauba
Portuguese: carnaúba (pt) f
Spanish: cera de carnaúba f
Swedish: karnaubavax

Further reading

carnauba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Copernicia prunifera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Copernicia prunifera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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