jacarandá

jacaranda tree

noun hah-kah-rrahn-DAH Rare

Origin: From Guaraní yacarandá

Usage Note

Jacarandá is a tropical tree famous for its spectacular clusters of violet-blue flowers. It is iconic in Buenos Aires (where thousands line the streets) and throughout Latin America and Spain. The stress falls on the final syllable — jacarandá — and the word is masculine despite ending in -a, a common pattern for words of indigenous American origin.

Examples

"Los jacarandás florecen en primavera."

Natural Translation

The jacaranda trees bloom in spring.

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