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Definition of piacaba

Piacaba
Piacaba Pi*a[,c]"a*ba, n. See Piassava.
piacaba
Piassava Pi*as"sa*va, n. [Pg. piasaba.] A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees (Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia Piassaba), -- used in making brooms, and for other purposes. Called also pia[,c]aba and piasaba.

Meaning of piacaba from wikipedia

- Pi****ava, also piaçava (Portuguese pronunciation: [pi.(j)ɐˈsavɐ]), piaçaba ([pi.(j)ɐˈsabɐ]), piasaba, ****aba, pi****aba, and piaçá ([pjɐˈsa]), is a fibrous...
- forced them to work in extraction of products such as cocoa, salsaparilha, piaçaba, puxuri, balata and rubber. Some were forced to migrate and work in new...