akaîueté

Old Tupi

Etymology

From akaîu (“cashew”) +‎ eté (“true”),[1] as to differentiate it from other Anacardium species.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.kaˌju.ɛ.ˈtɛ/, [akaˌʝuɛˈtɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Hyphenation: a‧ka‧îu‧e‧té

Noun

akaîueté (unpossessable)

  1. cashew (Anacardium occidentale)
  2. cashew apple (accessory fruit of Anacardium occidentale)

References

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “akaîueté”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 22, column 1
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