What does «sigua» mean in Spanish?
- Lauraceous wild tree, with shiny, leathery leaves and oval fruit. Up to 10 m tall.
♦ Used in: Cuba - Tropical tree up to 30 m high. Its leaves and flowers are aromatic. Green or yellowish flowers. It gives a fruit in black drupes when ripe. Scientific name: Cinnamomum triplinerve.
♦ Used in: Panama - Witch or imaginary being represented as a beautiful woman who attracts men during the night and then presents them with her real cadaverous face. Also known as siguanábana (ciguanábana).
♦ Used in: Honduras - Salvador - Another common name for aguacatillo. Scientific name: Persea schiedeana.
♦ Used in: Honduras - (sigua negro) Tropical tree up to 30 m high. Scientific name: Guatteria dumetorum.
♦ Used in: Panama - (sigua palmera) Bird of 20 cm in length, olive-brown marbled in brown. Scientific name: Dulus dominicus.
♦ Used in: Dominican Republic - Puerto Rico