cupuassu

See also: cupuassú, cupu-assu, cupu-assú, and cupú-assú

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese cupuaçu (formerly spelled cupuassu), from Nheengatu kupuasú, from Old Tupi kupu'yûasu.

Noun

cupuassu

  1. A tropical fruit tree related to cacao, Thebroma grandiflora, the source of an edible fruit whose seeds can be used like cocoa beans.

Portuguese

Noun

cupuassu m (plural cupuassus)

  1. obsolete spelling of cupuaçu
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