jaboticaba
Meanings
noun
- The evergreen Brazilian grape tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, a fruit-bearing tree native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
- Its fruit, purplish-black with a white pulp, which can be eaten raw or used in jellies and drinks.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jaβoti Old Tupi îaboti Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaβ Proto-Tupian *-ap Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ? Old Tupi -a Old Tupi kaba Old Tupi îabutikababor. Brazilian Portuguese jabuticababor. English jaboticaba Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaboticaba (also spelt jabuticaba), from Old Tupi îabutikaba (“jaboticaba fruit”, literally “jabuti fat”).
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