a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic
A hard, reddish wood of a tree of the tribe Caesalpinieae, often used as dyewood; especially Paubrasilia echinata, used to make violin bows.
A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Recife
The word pernambuco comes from the Portuguese name for the region of Brazil where the tree is found. It originally referred to the specific area before being used for the wood itself.