Where does “jurema” come from?

jurema (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi yu'rema.

jurema (Portuguese): (Pithecellobium tortum) South American tree, from the Legume family, with a tortuous trunk and branches and dark pods

Definitions

  1. (Pithecellobium tortum) South American tree, from the Legume family, with a tortuous trunk and branches and dark pods

Ancestry of “jurema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiyu'rema—

Words derived from “jurema”

Every word from Old Tupi yu'rema →