araca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a number of Brazilian trees or the pear-like, apple-shaped guava fruits they bear: Psidium cattleyanum (syn. Psidium araca; (cherry guava, strawberry guava), or another Psidium (guava), or Mosiera guineensis (Brazilian guave), or Eugenia stipitata.

Pronunciation

/ɑɹəˈsɑ/ /əˈɹɑsə/

Word forms

araca aracas

Etymology

From Old Tupi arasá, probably via Portuguese araçá.

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