English Explanatory Dictionary

pequi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various trees of the genus Caryocar, a souari.
  2. The fruit of such trees, pequi nut.

Word forms

pequi pequis

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pequi, from Old Tupi peke'i.

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