jabuticaba
English
Noun
jabuticaba (plural jabuticabas)
- Alternative spelling of jaboticaba.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Tupi îabutikaba (“jaboticaba”, literally “jabuti fat”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒaˌbu.t͡ʃiˈka.bɐ/, /ˌʒa.bu.t͡ʃiˈka.bɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒaˌbu.t͡ʃiˈka.ba/, /ˌʒa.bu.t͡ʃiˈka.ba/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒa.bu.tiˈka.bɐ/ [ʒa.βu.tiˈka.βɐ]
Audio (Brazil): (file) - Rhymes: -abɐ
- Hyphenation: ja‧bu‧ti‧ca‧ba
Noun
jabuticaba f (plural jabuticabas)
- jaboticaba (fruit of the jaboticaba tree)
- (uncommon) jaboticaba tree (Myrciaria cauliflora)
- Synonym: jabuticabeira
Derived terms
- jabuticaba-murta
- jabuticaba-sabará
- jabuticabal
- jabuticabeira
Descendants
- → English: jaboticaba
- → Hunsrik: Schabutikaab
- → Spanish: jabuticaba
References
- “jabuticaba”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “jabuticaba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “jabuticaba”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “jabuticaba”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
Spanish
Noun
jabuticaba f (plural jabuticabas)