pau-preto
Portuguese, noun/ˌpawˈpɾe.tu/
pau-preto is spelled P-A-U-P-R-E-T-O (8 letters). Pau-preto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does pau-preto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineblackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of pau-preto
- paus-pretos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pau-preto?
- Brazil /ˌpawˈpɾe.tu/
- Brazil [ˌpaʊ̯ˈpɾe.tu]
- Portugal /ˌpawˈpɾe.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.