Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pitangueira

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pi-tangueira
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Suriname cherry tree, Eugenia uniflora, native to the east coast of South America.

Example Sentences

"The pitangueira, or pitangua tree, is very abundant; peaches are not met with."
"In the distance, above the crotons, the branches of the mango, ficus, guava, and pitangueira trees in the garden, the sun was turning the sea as blinding white as a sheet of steel."
"Due to the easy adaptation of pitangueira trees (Eugenia uniflora Linneus), this species is widely distributed in South American countries, and in several states in Brazil."

Etymology

From Portuguese pitangueira.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: pitangueira

Inflected Forms

pitangueiras (plural)

Questions

What does pitangueira mean?: A Suriname cherry tree, Eugenia uniflora, native to the east coast of South America.
Where does pitangueira come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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