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maracuja

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
maracu-ja
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A passion fruit.

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese maracujá, borrowed from Old Tupi marakuîá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *murukuja.

Inflected Forms

maracujas (plural)

Questions

What does maracuja mean?
A passion fruit.
Where does maracuja come from?
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese maracujá, borrowed from Old Tupi marakuîá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *murukuja.

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