acerola

See also Acerola, and acérola

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Spanish acerola.

Noun

acerola (plural acerolas)

1. A tree of the West Indies and northern South America, Malpighia glabra.
2. The fruit of this tree, which is high in vitamin C.

Translations

fruit

• Catalan: acerola (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 西印度櫻桃 (cmn), 西印度樱桃 (cmn) (Xī-Yìndù yīngtáo), 阿西羅拉 (cmn), 阿西罗拉 (cmn) (Āxīluólā), 巴貝多櫻桃 (cmn), 巴贝多樱桃 (cmn) (Bābèiduō yīngtáo)

• Finnish: barbadoksenakerola (fi), barbadoskirsikka (fi)

• French: acérola (fr) m
• Portuguese: acerola (pt) f
• Romanian: acerola (ro) f
• Spanish: acerola (es) f, semeruco (es) m

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Portuguese

Noun

acerola f (plural acerolas)

1. acerola

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Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic azza 'rúra, from Classical Arabic zu 'rūrah, ultimately from Classical Syriac za‘rārā.

Noun

acerola f (plural acerolas)

1. azarole, the fruit of the acerolo, Crataegus azarolus
2. acerola

Usage notes

• Acerola originated as a word for the azerole (Crataegus azarolus), but was applied to Malpighia emarginata after Europeans found it in the New World. Since the azarole is little known outside of Europe, usage in the Americas seems to almost entirely indicate Malpighia rather than Crataegus.