freijo
noun
frei·jo
ˈfrāˌjō,
(ˈ)frāˈzhȯ
plural -s
1
: the hard strong wood of a timber tree (Cordia goeldiana) of the lower Amazon used in pails and casks
called also Jenny wood
2
: the tree that yields freijo
Word History
Etymology
modification of Portuguese Frei-Jorge, literally, friar George, from frei brother, friar (short for freire, from Old Provençal fraire, from Latin frater brother) + Jorge George
- open-end straight
- open-ended
- open-endedness
- open-eyed
- open-face
- open-face sandwich
- open-faced
- open-faced sandwich
- open-field
- open-grained
- open-handled
- open-headed
- open-heart
- open-hearth
- open-hearth process
- open-jaw
- open-jaw ticket
- open-kettle
- open-label
- open-letter proof
- open-minded
- open-mindedly
- open-mindedness
- open-mouthed
- open-necked