sense 2 Parkia platycephala (sense 3) Alternative forms pau de arara Etymology Literally, “macaw's perch”. Pronunciation (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpaw.d͡ʒi.aˈɾa.ɾɐ/ [ˌpaʊ̯.d͡ʒi.aˈɾa.ɾɐ] (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpaw.d͡ʒi.aˈɾa.ɾɐ/ [ˌpaʊ̯.d͡ʒi.aˈɾa.ɾɐ] (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpaw.de.aˈɾa.ɾa/ [ˌpaʊ̯.de.aˈɾa.ɾa] (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpaw.d‿ɐˈɾa.ɾɐ/ [ˌpaw.ð‿ɐˈɾa.ɾɐ] Noun pau-de-arara m (plural paus-de-arara) (Brazil, uncountable) torture method in which the victim's ankles and wrists are bound to a pole, widely used during the military dictatorship in Brazil (Brazil) truck converted to carry passengers in the Northeast Region of Brazil (botany) Parkia platycephala, a tree in the family Fabaceae native to Brazil (botany) Salvertia convallariaeodora, a tree native to Brazil Synonym: moliana Further reading “pau-de-arara”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024 “pau de arara”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024 “pau-de-arara”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024 pau de arara (tortura) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt pau de arara (transporte) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt pau de arara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia