jaboticaba

See also: Jaboticaba

English

Alternative forms

• jabuticaba

Etymology

From Portuguese jaboticaba (also spelt jabuticaba), from Old Tupi îabutikaba (“jaboticaba fruit”). Literally, “jabuti fat”.

Pronunciation

• enPR: jăbŏtĭkäʹbə, IPA^(key): /d͡ʒæbɒtɪˈkɑːbə/

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Noun

jaboticaba (plural jaboticabas)

1. The evergreen Brazilian grape tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, a fruit-bearing tree native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
2. Its fruit, purplish-black with a white pulp, which can be eaten raw or used in jellies and drinks.

Translations

Myrciaria cauliflora

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 嘉寶果／嘉宝果 (jiābǎoguǒ), 擬愛神木／拟爱神木 (nǐ'àishénmù), 樹葡萄／树葡萄 (shùpútáo), 木葡萄 (mùpútáo)

• Finnish: brasilianrypälemyrtti
• Japanese: ジャボチカバ (jabochikaba)
• Kazakh: жаботикаба (jabotikaba)
• Portuguese: jabuticaba (pt) f

See also

• jaboti/jabuti

Portuguese

Noun

jaboticaba f (plural jaboticabas)

1. Alternative form of jabuticaba