jaboticaba en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /d͡ʒæbɒtɪˈkɑːbə/
- jăbŏtĭkäʹbə
- (Brazil) audio
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”).
Meanings
- The evergreen Brazilian grape tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, a fruit-bearing tree native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
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Its fruit, purplish-black with a white pulp, which can be eaten raw or used in jellies and drinks.
If you don't have jaboticabas, use red grapes, but make sure they are an old-fashioned seedy, intensely flavoured variety.
2010, Clare Richards, Tropical Cuisine: Cooking in Clare's Kitchen, Wet Season Press, →ISBN, page 183:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jabuticaba | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jaboticabas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (8)
fi brasilianrypälemyrtti (Myrciaria cauliflora) · pt jabuticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) · cmn 嘉寶果 /嘉宝果 (Myrciaria cauliflora) · cmn 木葡萄 (Myrciaria cauliflora) · cmn 擬愛神木 /拟爱神木 (Myrciaria cauliflora) · cmn 樹葡萄 /树葡萄 (Myrciaria cauliflora) · ja ジャボチカバ (Myrciaria cauliflora) · kk жаботикаба (Myrciaria cauliflora)