Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pequi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pe-qui
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various trees of the genus Caryocar, a souari.

noun

The fruit of such trees, pequi nut.

Example Sentences

"C. Brasiliénse[…] Native of Brazil in the provinces of St. Paul and Minas Geraes, where it is called by inhabitants Pequi. A small tree with a twisted stem."
"The Kuikuru of the upper Xingu plants 15 morphotypes of pequi (Caryocar sp.) and recognizes two others: one being the forest “grand father” of all pequis and the other whose seeds are dispersed by animals"
"When Seu Mariano was occupied, I could count on my next-door neighbor, Manuel Roberto, to tell me about the days when he traveled through the surrounding hills selling the pungent oil of the pequi nut (prized for the distinctive flavor it gives to an otherwise dry and largely tasteless mixture of rice and beans)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pequi, from Old Tupi peke'i.

Word Breakdown

Root: peke'i

Inflected Forms

pequis (plural)

Questions

What does pequi mean?: Any of various trees of the genus Caryocar, a souari.
Where does pequi come from?: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pequi, from Old Tupi peke'i.

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