sapucaia
noun
sap·u·caia
variants or sapucaja or less commonly sapucaya
ˌsapəˈkīə
plural -s
1
: a tree of the genus Lecythis see sapucaia nut
2
: the hard heavy durable timber of various sapucaias that is used for ties, in heavy construction, and to a limited extent in cabinetmaking
Word History
Etymology
Portuguese sapucaia, from Tupi zabucáya, sapucáya