pitangueira

English

Etymology

From Portuguese pitangueira.

Noun

pitangueira (plural pitangueiras)

  1. A Suriname cherry tree, Eugenia uniflora, native to the east coast of South America.
    • 1821, James Henderson, A History of the Brazil, page 141:
      The pitangueira, or pitangua tree, is very abundant; peaches are not met with.
    • 1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 421:
      In the distance, above the crotons, the branches of the mango, ficus, guava, and pitangueira trees in the garden, the sun was turning the sea as blinding white as a sheet of steel.
    • 2021, Maria Margarida Cortez Vieira, Lorenzo Pastrana, José Aguilera, Sustainable Innovation in Food Product Design, page 6:
      Due to the easy adaptation of pitangueira trees (Eugenia uniflora Linneus), this species is widely distributed in South American countries, and in several states in Brazil.

Portuguese

Etymology

From pitanga +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.tɐ̃ˈɡe(j).ɾɐ/ [pi.tɐ̃ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.tɐ̃ˈɡe(j).ɾa/ [pi.tɐ̃ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

  • Rhymes: -ejɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: pi‧tan‧guei‧ra

Noun

pitangueira f (plural pitangueiras)

  1. Suriname cherry tree
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