maracuyá

See also: maracuya

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi murukuîá or from Guaraní mburukuja; compare Portuguese maracujá.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /maɾakuˈʝa/ [ma.ɾa.kuˈʝa] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /maɾakuˈʃa/ [ma.ɾa.kuˈʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /maɾakuˈʒa/ [ma.ɾa.kuˈʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ma‧ra‧cu‧yá

Noun

maracuyá m (plural maracuyás)

  1. passion fruit (specifically Passiflora edulis)
    Synonyms: (Nicaragua) calala, (Dominican Republic) chinola, fruto de pasionaria, (Argentina, Spain) fruta de la pasión, maracujá de Brasil, (Puerto Rico) parcha, (Canary Islands, Venezuela) parchita, granadilla

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