ucuuba
noun
ucu·uba
ˌükəˈ(w)übə
variants or less commonly ucuhuba
-ˈhübə
plural -s
: banak
especially : a Brazilian tree (Virola sebijera) having seeds that yield a hard yellowish edible fat used chiefly in candles and soap
Word History
Etymology
Portuguese, from Tupi ucu-uva
- summer home
- summer hyacinth
- summer job
- summer kitchen
- summer lightning
- summer lilac
- summer mustard
- summer oil
- summer pumpkin
- summer rape
- summer rash
- summer redbird
- summer sausage
- summer savory
- summer school
- summer sheldrake
- summer snipe
- summer snowflake
- summer solstice
- summer spore
- summer squash
- summer stock
- summer stone
- summer sweet
- summer tanager