curuba

== English == === Noun === curuba (plural curubas) Synonym of cassabanana. === Anagrams === Buruca == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Tupi kuruba. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ubɐ === Noun === curuba f (plural curubas) (Brazil) mange, scabies Synonym: sarna itch Synonym: coceira synonym of cipó-de-imbé ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “curuba”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “curuba”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “curuba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From curubo (“passionflower vines”), of unclear origin, but as the plant is native to the Andes region (Peru, Bolivia, etc), a borrowing from an Amerindian language is likely. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuˈɾuba/ [kuˈɾu.β̞a] Rhymes: -uba Syllabification: cu‧ru‧ba === Noun === curuba f (plural curubas) banana passionfruit Synonym: tumbo === References === === Further reading === “curuba”, 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