transcription, транскрипция: [ kär-ˈnȯ-bə, -ˈnau̇-; ˌkär-nə-ˈü-bə ]
noun
Etymology: Brazilian Portuguese carnaúba, from Tupi karanaʔíβa, from karaná, a palm (perhaps Mauritia carana or M. flexuosa ) + i̵βa stem, plant, tree
Date: 1866
: a fan-leaved palm ( Copernicia prunifera syn. C. cerifera ) of Brazil that has an edible root and yields a useful leaf fiber and carnauba wax