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jaboticaba

/d͡ʒæbɒtɪˈkɑːbə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jabot-i-ca-ba
IPA
/d͡ʒæbɒtɪˈkɑːbə/
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The evergreen Brazilian grape tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, a fruit-bearing tree native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

noun

Its fruit, purplish-black with a white pulp, which can be eaten raw or used in jellies and drinks.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Tupi îaboti Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaβ Proto-Tupian *-ap Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ? Old Tupi -a Old Tupi kaba Old Tupi îabutikababor. Brazilian Portuguese jabuticababor. English jaboticaba Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaboticaba (also spelt jabuticaba), from Old Tupi îabutikaba (“jaboticaba fruit”, literally “jabuti fat”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

jaboticabas (plural) jabuticaba (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

jabuti

Synonyms

jaboticaba tree myrciaria cauliflora

Questions

How do you pronounce jaboticaba?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒæbɒtɪˈkɑːbə/.
What does jaboticaba mean?
The evergreen Brazilian grape tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, a fruit-bearing tree native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
Where does jaboticaba come from?
Etymology tree Old Tupi îaboti Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaβ Proto-Tupian *-ap Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ? Old Tupi -a Old Tupi kaba Old Tupi îabutikababor. Brazilian Portuguese jabuticababor. English jaboticaba Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaboticaba (also spelt jabuticaba), from Old Tupi îabutikaba (“jaboticaba fruit”, literally “jabuti fat”).

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