pau-de-arara

Portuguese

Parkia platycephala (sense 3)

Alternative forms

pau de arara

Etymology

Literally, “macaw's perch”.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpaw.d͡ʒi.aˈɾa.ɾɐ/ [ˌpaʊ̯.d͡ʒi.aˈɾa.ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpaw.de.aˈɾa.ɾa/ [ˌpaʊ̯.de.aˈɾa.ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpaw.d‿ɐˈɾa.ɾɐ/ [ˌpaw.ð‿ɐˈɾa.ɾɐ]

Noun

pau-de-arara m (plural paus-de-arara)

(Brazil, uncountable) torture method in which the victim's ankles and wrists are bound to a pole, widely used during the military dictatorship in Brazil
(Brazil) truck converted to carry passengers in the Northeast Region of Brazil
(botany) Parkia platycephala, a tree in the family Fabaceae native to Brazil
(botany) Salvertia convallariaeodora, a tree native to Brazil
Synonym: moliana

Further reading

“pau-de-arara” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“pau de arara” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“pau-de-arara” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
pau de arara (tortura) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
pau de arara (transporte) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
pau de arara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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