carnaúba
Portuguese, noun/kaʁ.naˈu.bɐ/
carnaúba is spelled C-A-R-N-A-Ú-B-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 55,453rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carnaúba is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “carnauba (Copernicia prunifera, a palm tree of South America)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “palmeira brasileira da espécie Copernicia prunifera que contém talo dentado, com folhas com formato de…”.
What does carnaúba mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecarnauba (Copernicia prunifera, a palm tree of South America)
- 2
femininecarnauba wax
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. palmeira brasileira da espécie Copernicia prunifera que contém talo dentado, com folhas com formato de ventilador e cheias de cera
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of carnaúba
- carnaúbas plural
- carnaíba alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carnaúba?
- Brazil /kaʁ.naˈu.bɐ/
- Brazil [kaɦ.naˈu.bɐ]
- /kaɾ.naˈu.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to carnaúba
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is carnaúba in Portuguese?
carnaúba appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).