abiú

Nheengatu

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Tupi amyîu.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /abiˈu/
    • Rhymes: -u
    • Hyphenation: a‧bi‧ú

    Noun

    abiú (plural abiú-itá)

    1. abiu tree (Pouteria caimito)
      Synonym: abiú-iwa
    2. abiu fruit
    • abiuí
    • abiú-iwa
    • abiú-kaapura
    • abiú-maniiwa
    • abiú-rana
    • abiú-suikiri
    • abiú-tawá
    • abiú-turusú

    Descendants

    • Brazilian Portuguese: abiu, abio
      • English: abiu
      • Hunsrik: Abiu

    References

    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “abiú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 220