caoba

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish caoba.

Noun

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caoba (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of mahogany (wood)

Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish caoba, from Taíno [Term?].

Noun

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caoba f (plural caobes)

  1. mahogany (tree, wood)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Taíno caoban (mahogany).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈoba/ [kaˈo.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -oba
  • Syllabification: ca‧o‧ba

Adjective

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caoba m or f (masculine and feminine plural caobas)

  1. mahogany (color/colour)
    • 2016, “Un Bolero en Berlín”, in Trap Mirror, performed by Los Chikos del Maíz:
      Tú hacías de Lauren Bacall, yo de Humphrey Bogart / Sharapova de color caoba
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

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caoba f (plural caobas)

  1. mahogany (color/colour)
  2. mahogany (tree, wood)

Further reading

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