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/ˈθejβo/ ES

/ˈsejβo/ MX

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Translation

ceibo, cockspur coral tree (national flower of Argentina and Uruguay)

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Word origin

Related to ceiba, a word from Taíno.

Origin: Taíno
Root: ceiba

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralceibos

Examples

The ceibo's flower is red.

Uruguay.

The ceibo is the national flower of Argentina and Uruguay.

There are ceibo trees along the riverbank.

We sat in the shade of a ceibo tree.

Ceibo trees flower in spring.

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