maracuyá

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Tupi mboruku'ya, or from Guaraní; compare Portuguese maracujá.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /maɾakuˈʝa/ [ma.ɾa.kuˈʝa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maɾakuˈʃa/ [ma.ɾa.kuˈʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maɾakuˈʒa/ [ma.ɾa.kuˈʒa]

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ma‧ra‧cu‧yá

Noun[edit]

maracuyá m (plural maracuyás)

  1. passion fruit (specifically Passiflora edulis)
    Synonyms: (Nicaragua) calala, (Dominican Republic) chinola, fruto de pasionaria, (Argentina, Spain) fruta de la pasión, maracujá de Brasil, (Puerto Rico) parcha, (Canary Islands, Venezuela) parchita, granadilla

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