pindaíba
Portuguese, noun/pĩ.daˈi.bɐ/
pindaíba is spelled P-I-N-D-A-Í-B-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese, the 102,716th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pindaíba is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “rope made of the ibira coconut tree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “árvore brasileira cujo nome científico é Xylopia brasiliensis”.
What does pindaíba mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerope made of the ibira coconut tree
- 2
femininetree of the species Duguetia lanceolata
- 3
Brazilfeminineinformalscarcity of money, especially a temporary poverty
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. árvore brasileira cujo nome científico é Xylopia brasiliensis 2. falta de dinheiro
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 pindaíba
- pindaíbas plural
- pindaíva alternative
- pindaúva alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pindaíba?
- Brazil /pĩ.daˈi.bɐ/
- Portugal /pĩ.dɐˈi.bɐ/
- Portugal [pĩ.dɐˈi.βɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pindaíba in Portuguese?
pindaíba appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).