jenipapo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi îanypaba.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.niˈpa.pu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.niˈpa.po/

  • Rhymes: -apu

Noun

jenipapo m (plural jenipapos)

  1. genipap (Genipa americana)
    Synonym: jenipapeiro
  2. genipap (fruit of the genipap tree)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: genipap

References

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îanypaba”, 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 159, columns 1–2

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