taperebá

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi tapura'ybá (literally “tapir fruit”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ta.pe.ɾeˈba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ.pɨ.ɾɨˈba/ [tɐ.pɨ.ɾɨˈβa]

Noun

taperebá m (plural taperebás)

1. (Brazil) hog plum (Spondias mombin)

   Synonyms: cajá, cajazeira

Further reading

• “taperebá”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “taperebá”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024