ceiba

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish ceiba. === Noun === ceiba (plural ceibas or ceiba) Any tree of the genus Ceiba, the best-known of which is Ceiba pentandra. The silk-cotton tree, Bombax ceiba. === See also === ceibo (Erythrina crista-galli) === Further reading === Ceiba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ceiba pentandra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Bombax ceiba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Galician == === Verb === ceiba inflection of ceibar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Taíno *seiba (“silk-cotton tree”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθeiba/ [ˈθei̯.β̞a] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˈseiba/ [ˈsei̯.β̞a] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eiba Syllabification: cei‧ba === Noun === ceiba f (plural ceibas) silk-cotton tree ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ceiba”, 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