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catuaba

Portuguese, noun/ka.tuˈa.bɐ/

catuaba is spelled C-A-T-U-A-B-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 62,709th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Catuaba is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “any plant of the species Erythroxylum catuaba, Eriotheca candolleana, Anemopaegma glaucum, or Avenco paegma mirandum, all found in Brazil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome de duas plantas bignoniáceas”.

What does catuaba mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilfeminineany plant of the species Erythroxylum catuaba, Eriotheca candolleana, Anemopaegma glaucum, or Avenco paegma mirandum, all found in Brazil

  2. 2

    Brazilfemininea Brazilian alcoholic beverage prepared with the leaves, branches and/or roots of those plants, which is said to have aphrodisiac properties such as the increasing of libido and wet dreams, and also cause an improvement of concentration and memory

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilmasculinea strong, virile man

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. nome de duas plantas bignoniáceas 2. homem forte, resistente

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 catuaba

  • catuabas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce catuaba?

  • Brazil /ka.tuˈa.bɐ/
  • Brazil /kaˈtwa.bɐ/
  • Portugal /kɐˈtwa.bɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is catuaba in Portuguese?

catuaba appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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