Portuguese

Noun

pau-ferro m (plural paus-ferro or paus-ferros)

1. ironwood (any of several trees characterised by particularly solid wood)
   1. Brazilian ironwood (Libidibia ferrea)
   2. snake bean (Bobgunnia madagascariensis)
   3. Zollernia paraensis and Zollernia ilicifolia
   4. Ceylon ironwood (Mesua ferrea)