English Explanatory Dictionary

jackfruit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒækˌfɹuːt/ [ˈd͡ʒækˌfɹʷʊu̯t] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jackfruit.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-jackfruit.wav

Word forms

jackfruit jackfruits jakfruit jack fruit jack-fruit

Etymology

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

Synonyms

jackfruit tree jack

Related words

jackwood

Translations

Betawi: puun nangka Burmese: ပိန္နဲပင် Catalan: jaquer Danish: brødfrugttræ Finnish: intianleipäpuu Finnish: jakkipuu French: jaquier German: Jackfruchtbaum Gujarati: ફણસ Hindi: कटहल Hungarian: kenyérfa Hungarian: jákafa Ido: artokarpo Indonesian: pohon nangka Irish: crann seacthorthaí Isan: บักมี่ Isan: หมากมี่ Kannada: ಹಲಸಿನ ಮರ Khmer: ខ្នុរ Malayalam: പ്ലാവ് Marathi: फणस Norman: jatchyi Pali: panasa Polish: chlebowiec różnolistny Portuguese: jaqueira Russian: джекфру́т Swahili: mfenesi Swedish: jackfrukt Tamil: பலா Telugu: పనసచెట్టు Central Thai: ขนุน Northern Thai: หม่ะหนุน Northern Thai: บ่ะหนุน Ukrainian: джекфру́т Vietnamese: mít
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