ipecacuanha

== English == === Etymology === From Brazilian Portuguese ipecacuanha, from Old Tupi ypekakûãîa, from ypeka (“duck”) +‎ akûãîa (“penis”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪpɪkakjuːˈænə/ === Noun === ipecacuanha (countable and uncountable, plural ipecacuanhas) (medicine, pharmaceutics) The root of Carapichea ipecacuanha, used as an emetic or purgative; a preparation of this root used as a drug; ipecac. [from 17th c.] (medicine, pharmaceutics) The flowering plant Carapichea ipecacuanha. [from 18th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== wild ipecacuanha ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: i‧pe‧ca‧cu‧a‧nha === Noun === ipecacuanha f (plural ipecacuanhas) ipecacuanha (flowering plant) === Further reading === “ipecacuanha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026