pau-d'arco
Portuguese, noun/ˌpawˈd‿aʁ.ku/
pau-d'arco is spelled P-A-U-D-A-R-C-O (8 letters). Pau-d'arco is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Tabebuia tree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “município brasileiro do estado do Pará”.
What does pau-d'arco mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineTabebuia tree
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Pará
phrase: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Tocantins
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 pau-d'arco
- paus-d'arco plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pau-d'arco?
- Brazil /ˌpawˈd‿aʁ.ku/
- Brazil [ˌpaʊ̯ˈd‿ah.ku]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.