araca-boi

/əˌɹɑsə ˈboɪ/

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"A few examples of this constantly growing group are araca-boi, acerola, soursop, babaco, and naranjilla among others described in Table 6.1. Araca-boi Araca-boi (Eugenia stipitata) is a yellow skin round fruit with a creamy white pulp."
"17.2.13 Araca-Boi Fruit [Eugenia stipitata] Araca-boi is a yellow round fruit, about 12 cm in diameter (Franco and Shibamoto, 2000). The fruit has a distinctive acidic flavor."

From Portuguese araça-boi, from Tupian.

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