jackfruit

See also: jack fruit and jack-fruit

English

Etymology

From Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka) / Tamil சக்கை (cakkai).

Noun

jackfruit (plural jackfruits or jackfruit)

  1. A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
  2. The large fruit from this tree.

Synonyms

Translations
  • Jackfruit tree with fruit
    Jackfruit tree with fruit

Spanish

Noun

jackfruit m (plural jackfruits)

  1. jackfruit
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