carajura
noun
car·a·ju·ra
ˌkarəˈzhu̇rə
variants or less commonly carajuru or carajara
-zhəˈrü
-ˈzhärə
plural -s
1
: a Brazilian plant (Arrabidaea chica in family Bignoniaceae) that is the source of a red dye
2
: the red pigment extracted from the leaves of the carajura
called also chica
Word History
Etymology
Portuguese carajura, carajurú, from Tupi carajurú, perhaps of Cariban origin; akin to Galibi caraerú, cariarú