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Pronunciation / Transliteration: munguba
"A madeira do pochote é leve e resistente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large Central American and Mexican tree (Pachira quinata) characterized by its spiny trunk and cotton-like fiber.
"The majestic pochote stood tall in the middle of the dry tropical forest." - 2
The lightweight wood obtained from the pochote tree, sometimes used in local woodworking.
"Local artisans carved intricate decorative pieces using pochote timber."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originates from the Nahuatl word 'pochotl', referring to the silk-cotton tree. It entered regional Spanish in Mesoamerica during the colonial era and has been adopted into botanical and ecological English to describe specific neotropical tree species.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pochote" is said worldwide
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fromager épineux
Transliteration: fromager épineux
"Le pochote est un arbre impressionnant des régions tropicales."
Pochotebaum
Transliteration: Pochotebaum
"Der Pochote wächst in den tropischen Wäldern Mittelamerikas."
albero del kapok
Transliteration: albero del kapok
"Il pochote è noto per il suo tronco spinoso."
pochote
Transliteration: pochote
"El pochote da una flor hermosa en la estación seca."
munguba
Transliteration: munguba
"A madeira do pochote é leve e resistente."
पोचोटे पेड़
Transliteration: pochote ped
"पोचोटे एक बड़ा उष्णकटिबंधीय पेड़ है।"
spiny tree
Transliteration: pō qiū tè
Script: 波丘特树
"波丘特树生长在中美洲。"
포초테
Transliteration: pochote
"포초테 나무는 열대 지역에서 자란다."
ポチョテ
Transliteration: pochote
"ポチョテはトゲのある幹を持つ木です。"
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