araca-boi

English

Etymology

From Portuguese araça-boi, from Tupian.

Noun

araca-boi

1. The Brazilian guava tree Eugenia stipitata or its fruit. (Compare araca.)
   • 2016, Ray Marsili, Flavor, Fragrance, and Odor Analysis, Second Edition, CRC Press (→ISBN), page 129:

     A few examples of this constantly growing group are araca-boi, acerola, soursop, babaco, and naranjilla among others described in Table 6.1.

     Araca-boi

     Araca-boi (Eugenia stipitata) is a yellow skin round fruit with a creamy white pulp.

   • 2016, Sunil Pareek, Postharvest Ripening Physiology of Crops, CRC Press (→ISBN), page 567:

     17.2.13 Araca-Boi Fruit [Eugenia stipitata]

     Araca-boi is a yellow round fruit, about 12 cm in diameter (Franco and Shibamoto, 2000). The fruit has a distinctive acidic flavor.