jaboticaba

See also: Jaboticaba

English

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Etymology

From Portuguese jaboticaba (also spelt jabuticaba), from Tupian yawoti’kawa (“jaboticaba fruit”) or ïapoti’kaba (“fruit in bloom”).

Pronunciation
  • enPR: jăbŏtĭkäʹbə, IPA(key): /d͡ʒæbɒtɪˈkɑːbə/
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Noun

jaboticaba (plural jaboticabas)

  1. The evergreen Brazilian grape tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, a fruit-bearing tree native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
  2. Its fruit, purplish-black with a white pulp, which can be eaten raw or used in jellies and drinks.

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See also

Portuguese

Noun

jaboticaba f (plural jaboticabas)

  1. Alternative form of jabuticaba
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