simaruba

See also: Simaruba

English

Noun

simaruba (plural simarubas)

1. Alternative form of simarouba.

Spanish

Etymology

From a Cariban language; compare French simarouba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /simaˈɾuba/ [si.maˈɾu.β̞a]

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• Rhymes: -uba
• Syllabification: si‧ma‧ru‧ba

Noun

simaruba f (plural simarubas)

1. (Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela) A plant in the genus Simarouba.

   Synonym: aceituno

Further reading

• “simaruba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025