acai

See also: Acai, açaí, and açaï

English

acai palms

acai fruits

Alternative forms

• açai, açaí

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese açaí, from Old Tupi.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈsaɪ.iː/, /ˌæ.saɪˈiː/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈsaɪ.i/, /ɑ.sɑˈi/

Noun

acai (plural acais)

1. Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
2. The fruit of these trees, harvested for its juice.

Derived terms

• acai berry

Translations

South American palms of the genus Euterpe

• Arawak: manaka
• Aukan: apodo, apodon
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿薩伊／阿萨伊 (āsàyī)

• Dutch: palissadepalm m, pinapalm (nl), açaipalm m
• Finnish: açai-palmu
• French: palmier pinot m, pinot (fr) m, (French Guiana) wasséï m, açaï (fr) m
• Galibi Carib: wasai
• Galician: azaí (gl) m
• German: Kohlpalme f, Açaípalme f
• Italian: açai f
• Japanese: ワカバキャベツヤシ (wakaba kyabetsu yashi)
• Korean: 아사이야자 (asaiyaja)
• Portuguese: açaizeiro m
• Russian: аса́и (ru) f or n (asái), евте́рпе f or n (jevtɛ́rpɛ), капу́стная па́льма f (kapústnaja pálʹma)
• Saramaccan: pina
• Sranan Tongo: pina, prasara, swampuprasara
• Swahili: mwasaiberi
• Turkish: acai üzümü
• Wayana: wapu

fruit — see also acai berry

• Aukan: apodon sii, apodo sii
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿薩伊／阿萨伊 (āsàyī)

• Dutch: podosiri (nl) m or f, açaibes m or f
• Esperanto: asaio
• Finnish: açai-marja, açai-hedelmä
• French: açaï (fr) m, wassaye m (French Guiana)
• Galician: azaí (gl) m
• German: Açaíbeere f
• Hebrew: אסאי‎ (asaí)
• Japanese: アサイー (asaī), アサイ (asai)
• Korean: 아사이 (asai)
• Portuguese: açaí (pt) m
• Russian: аса́и (ru) f or n (asái), евте́рпе f or n (jevtɛ́rpɛ)
• Spanish: azaí m
• Sranan Tongo: podosiri
• Swahili: asaiberi
• Turkish: acai meyvesi

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Translations to be checked

• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} asaí m

Anagrams

• AACI, AICA