wasaí

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Nheengatu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [wa.saˈi]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: wa‧sa‧i

Noun

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wasaí

  1. acai (any palm tree of the genus Euterpe)
  2. acai berry
    Synonyms: wasaí-iwa, yusara
  3. acai juice
    Synonym: wasaí yukisé
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References

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  • Marcel Twardowsky Ávila (2021) “wasaí”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 816