fruta-de-manteiga
Portuguese
Etymology
From fruta (“fruit”) + de (“of”) + manteiga (“butter”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌfɾu.tɐ.d͡ʒi.mɐ̃ˈte(j).ɡɐ/ [ˌfɾu.tɐ.d͡ʒi.mɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɡɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌfɾu.ta.de.mɐ̃ˈte(j).ɡa/ [ˌfɾu.ta.de.mɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɡa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌfɾu.tɐ.dɨ.mɐ̃ˈtɐj.ɡɐ/ [ˌfɾu.tɐ.ðɨ.mɐ̃ˈtɐj.ɣɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌfɾu.tɐ.dɨ.mɐ̃ˈtej.ɡɐ/ [ˌfɾu.tɐ.ðɨ.mɐ̃ˈtej.ɣɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌfɾu.tɐ.dɨ.mɐ̃ˈtej.ɡɐ/ [ˌfɾu.tɐ.ðɨ.mɐ̃ˈtej.ɣɐ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌfɾu.tɐ.dɨ.mɐ̃ˈte.ɡɐ/ [ˌfɾu.tɐ.ðɨ.mɐ̃ˈte.ɣɐ]
- Hyphenation: fru‧ta‧-de‧-man‧tei‧ga
Noun
fruta-de-manteiga f (plural frutas-de-manteiga)
- (Brazil, botany) Pouteria ramiflora (large Brazilian tree)
Related terms
- fruta-de-burro
- fruta-de-carrocho
- fruta-de-coruja
- fruta-de-lobo
- fruta-de-macaco
- fruta-de-papagaio
Further reading
- “fruta-de-manteiga”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025