aguaí

See also: aguai and Aguaí

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• agaí, auaí

Etymology

From awa'í (“dry fruit”), of Tupi-Guarani origin. Compare Kaiwá agwai (“bad fruit”) and Mbyá Guaraní aguai.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡwaˈi/

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: a‧gua‧í

Noun

aguaí m (plural aguaís)

1. (Brazil) any tree in the genus Chrysophyllum
2. (Brazil) the fruit of this tree

Synonyms

• abio
• aranhão

Derived terms

• aguaí-da-mata
• aguaí-da-serra
• aguaí-do-campo
• aguaí-do-cerrado
• aguaí-guaçu
• aguaí-preto
• aguaí-tanga
• aguaí-tinga
• aguaí-valvu
• aguaí-vermelho
• aguaizeiro
• aguaizinho

 

Further reading

• “aguaí”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “aguaí”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
• “aguaí”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024