English Explanatory Dictionary

carajura

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Brazilian plant, the cricket-vine (Fridericia chica).
  2. A red pigment extracted from the leaves of this plant.

Word forms

carajura carajara carajaru crajuru carajuru

Etymology

Ultimately from a Cariban or Tupi-Guarani language; compare Ye'kwana küdayü, possessed form küdayüdü, Kari'na karawiru, Pemon karaweru, Wayampi karayuru.

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