pernambuco wood
- noun
- Specialized
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madera de pernambuco
- The finest violin bows are often made from pernambuco wood due to its strength and flexibility.
Examples
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Cabinetmakers prized pernambuco wood for its rich color and durability.
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Historically, pernambuco wood was exported for its vibrant red dye.
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The violin was crafted from high-quality pernambuco wood.
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Many luthiers prefer pernambuco wood for making bows.
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Cabinetmakers prized pernambuco wood for its rich color and durability.
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The finest violin bows are often made from pernambuco wood due to its strength and flexibility.
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Historically, pernambuco wood was exported for its vibrant red dye.
Synonyms
A tropical tree with heavy red wood that people use to make furniture and red dye
Dense red wood from tropical trees used to make dye and violin bows
A tropical tree with hard reddish wood used to make dyes and violin bows
Hard red wood from a tropical tree with a prickly trunk used for cabinets and dye
A tropical tree with a prickly trunk that has heavy red wood used for cabinets and a red dye
Surface Forms
Morphology
pernambuco + wood
The phrase is a straightforward noun compound meaning 'wood from the pernambuco (tree)'; its meaning is compositionally derived from combining a species/place name with 'wood'. This follows the regular English pattern 'X + wood' (e.g., 'oak wood', 'teak wood'), so a learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Pernambuco wood comes from the name of the Brazilian region Pernambuco, where people first cut and sent this hard, red wood to other countries. Because its deep red color made a strong dye and its strength was perfect for violin bows and fine furniture, the name now means 'the special red wood from Brazil'.
