acai

See also: Acai, açai, açaí, and açaï

English

Alternative forms

açai, açaí

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese açaí.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /əˈsaɪ.iː/, /ˌæ.saɪˈiː/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ɑ.sɑˈi/, /ɑ.saɪˈi/, /ˌæs.aɪˈi/, /ə.saɪˈi/

Noun

acai (plural acais)

Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
acai berry, the fruit of these trees, harvested for its juice.

Derived terms

acai berry

Translations

South American palms of the genus Euterpe

Aukan: apodo, apodon
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿薩伊 / 阿萨伊 (āsàyī)
Dutch: palissadepalm m, pinapalm (nl), açaipalm m
Finnish: açai-palmu
French: palmier pinot m, pinot (fr) m, (French Guiana) wasséï m, açaï (fr) m
Galician: azaí (gl) m
German: Kohlpalme f, Açaípalme f
Indonesian: acai
Italian: açai f
Japanese: ワカバキャベツヤシ (wakaba kyabetsu yashi)
Kari'na: wasai
Korean: 아사이야자 (asaiyaja)
Lokono: manaka
Polish: euterpa warzywna (pl)
Portuguese: açaizeiro (pt) m
Russian: аса́и (ru) f or n (asái), евте́рпе f or n (jevtɛ́rpɛ), капу́стная па́льма f (kapústnaja pálʹma)
Saramaccan: pina
Spanish: asaí (es) m
Sranan Tongo: pina, prasara, swampuprasara
Swahili: mwasaiberi
Turkish: acai üzümü
Wayana: wapu

fruit — see also acai berry

Aukan: apodon sii, apodo sii
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿薩伊 / 阿萨伊 (āsàyī)
Dutch: podosiri (nl) m or f, açaibes m or f
Esperanto: asaio
Finnish: açai-marja, açai-hedelmä
French: açaï (fr) m, wassaye m (French Guiana)
Galician: azaí (gl) m
German: Açaíbeere f
Hebrew: אסאי (asaí)
Japanese: アサイー (asaī), アサイ (asai)
Korean: 아사이 (asai)
Polish: euterpa warzywna (pl) f
Portuguese: açaí (pt) m
Russian: аса́и (ru) f or n (asái), евте́рпе f or n (jevtɛ́rpɛ)
Spanish: azaí (es) m, asaí (es) m
Sranan Tongo: podosiri
Swahili: asaiberi
Turkish: acai meyvesi

Anagrams

AACI, AICA

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism,

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese açaí.

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈat͡ʃai̯/ [ˈa.t͡ʃai̯]
Rhymes: -at͡ʃai̯
Syllabification: a‧cai

Noun

acai (plural acai-acai)

(botany) acai: any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe

Further reading

“acai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.