What does "pernambuco" mean?

The hard, reddish wood of a tree of the tribe Caesalpinieae, often used as dyewood; especially Paubrasilia echinata, used to make violin bows.

What is a synonym for "pernambuco"?

Common synonyms include: brazilwood, pau brasil, political division, region, state.

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Noun

1
The hard, reddish wood of a tree of the tribe Caesalpinieae, often used as dyewood; especially Paubrasilia echinata, used to make violin bows. uncountable
"When I annealed the bows over heat, the smell was quite different from the Pernambuco wood we are used to."
2
The wood of Paubrasilia echinata. uncountable
"Pernambuco is a coastal wood which grows in maintained stands in Brazil."

Proper Noun

"The total area of Portugal would fit, with room to spare, within the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, the seventh smallest state in Brazil."

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese Pernambuco.

Etymology 2

From the Brazilian state of Pernambuco.