jackfruit en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From jack (“jackfruit”), from Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka) / Tamil சக்கை (cakkai), + fruit.
Meanings
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A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
On our return we stopped at Mr. Wijeysakera's home, quaffed the juice of King Cocoanut, looked through his extensive grounds, and saw several kinds of palm, the breadfruit-tree, the jackfruit-tree, the nux-vomica-tree, pimento or allspice shrub, nutmeg-tree, pineapples of different varieties.
1882, De Robigne Mortimer Bennett, A Truth Seeker Around the World: From Bombay to Hong Kong, D. M. Bennett, page 371:
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The large fruit from this tree.
The fruit grows on the branches from the axil of the leaves, and attains the size of a cantaloupe melon, but more oval, and generally eight to ten inches long; it has a stalk proportioned to its size, and exactly resembles the jackfruit, which is known to all those who have journeyed to the Indies.
1891, Crozet, Henry Ling Roth, James R. Boosé, Crozet's Voyage to Tasmania, New Zealand, the Ladrone Islands, and the Philippines in the Years 1771-1772, Truslove & Shirley, page 87:Some fun meatless recipes include jackfruit sandwiches in place of pulled pork; black bean meatless balls or eggplant and shiitake “meatballs.”
2020 May 19, Lisa Drayer, “How to eat less meat and more plants”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jackfruit | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| jack-fruit | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jack fruit | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jackfruits | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| jakfruit | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
jackfruit tree (tree) · jack (fruit)
Translations (149)
tts บักมี่ (jackfruit tree) · tl langka (the fruit) · vi trái mít (the fruit) · gu ફણસ (the fruit) · es jaca (the fruit) · fa جکفروت (the fruit) · io artokarpofrukto (the fruit) · vi quả mít (the fruit) · te పనస (the fruit) · te పనసపండు (the fruit) · bcl langkâ (the fruit) · vi mít (jackfruit tree) · tts หมากมี่ (the fruit) · ljp malasa (the fruit) · ko 잭프루트 (the fruit) · yue 大樹菠蘿 /大树菠萝 (the fruit) · no jackfrukt (the fruit) · it catala (the fruit) · fi jakkipuu (jackfruit tree) · mfe zak (the fruit) · mr फणस (jackfruit tree) · ms nangka (the fruit) · to mei ʻinitia (the fruit) · sd فڻس (the fruit) · ur کٹھل (the fruit) · tet kulu-naka (the fruit) · tl nangka (the fruit) · sa पनस (the fruit) · cmn 菠蘿蜜 /菠萝蜜 (the fruit) · ca jaca (the fruit) · hu jákafa (jackfruit tree) · sw fenesi (the fruit) · de Jackfruchtbaum (jackfruit tree) · vi mít (the fruit) · mnw သတ်ပၞဟ် (the fruit) · hak 芒加 (the fruit) · lo ໝາກມີ້ (the fruit) · kn ಹಲಸಿನ ಮರ (jackfruit tree) · kok पणस (the fruit) · su ᮔᮀᮊ (the fruit) · bn কাঁঠাল (the fruit) · lus lâmkhuang (the fruit) · rhg haththól (the fruit) · io artokarpo (jackfruit tree) · th ขนุน (the fruit) · bew puun nangka (jackfruit tree) · id pohon nangka (jackfruit tree) · nod บ่ะหนุน (jackfruit tree) · nl nangka (the fruit) · pam yangka (the fruit) · pl dżakfrut (the fruit) · si කොස් (the fruit) · haw ʻananaka (the fruit) · pl jackfruit (the fruit) · ja ジャックフルーツ (the fruit) · jv nangka (the fruit) · id nangka (the fruit) · or ପନସ (the fruit) · mnc ᠪᠠᡵᠠᠮᡳᡩᠠ (the fruit) · cmn 木菠蘿 /木菠萝 (the fruit) · nl jackfruit (the fruit) · is jakaber (the fruit) · pt jaca (the fruit) · mr फणस (the fruit) · cmn 樹菠蘿 /树菠萝 (the fruit) · ulu badóʼ (the fruit) · hu jackfruit (the fruit) · mta badak (the fruit) · tcy ಪೆಲಕಾಯಿ (the fruit) · it giaca (the fruit) · uk джекфру́т (the fruit) · jv ꦤꦁꦏ (the fruit) · ceb nangkà (the fruit) · km ខ្នុរ (jackfruit tree) · ja 波羅蜜 (the fruit) · hi कटहल (the fruit) · gor langge (the fruit) · te పనసచెట్టు (jackfruit tree) · cs džekfrut (the fruit) · pt jaqueira (jackfruit tree) · ga seacthoradh (the fruit) · cgc nangka (the fruit) · hil langka (the fruit) · syl ꠇꠑꠣꠟ (the fruit) · ga crann seacthorthaí (jackfruit tree) · de Jackfrucht (the fruit) · ml പ്ലാവ് (jackfruit tree) · ar جاكية (the fruit) · da brødfrugt (the fruit) · ta பலாப்பழம் (the fruit) · mg ampalibe (the fruit) · my ပိန္နဲ (the fruit) · map-bms nangka (the fruit) · hu kenyérfa gyümölcse (the fruit) · pa ਕਟਹਰ (the fruit) · tbl badak (the fruit) · sw mfenesi (jackfruit tree) · kn ಹಲಸು (the fruit) · bew nangka (the fruit) · fi jakkihedelmä (the fruit) · is saðningaraldin (the fruit) · es yaca (the fruit) · fi intianleipäpuu (jackfruit tree) · pl chlebowiec różnolistny (jackfruit tree) · mn джек фрут (the fruit) · ta பலா (jackfruit tree) · za maknam (the fruit) · ta பலாக்காய் (the fruit) · ml ചക്ക (the fruit) · fr jaque (the fruit) · yue 菠蘿蜜 /菠萝蜜 (the fruit) · xsb langka (the fruit) · bcl nangkâ (the fruit) · nod หม่ะหนุน (jackfruit tree) · nan 婆羅蜜 /婆罗蜜 (the fruit) · fa ژاکفروت (the fruit) · rw igifenesi (the fruit) · dv ސައްކެޔޮ (the fruit) · gu ફણસ (jackfruit tree) · tts บักมี่ (the fruit) · da brødfrugttræ (jackfruit tree) · km ខ្នុរ (the fruit) · bo པ་ར་མི་ཏ (the fruit) · xh isiqhamo ijack (the fruit) · nod บ่ะหนุน (the fruit) · nod หม่ะหนุน (the fruit) · nrf jatchyi (jackfruit tree) · sv jackfrukt (jackfruit tree) · pi panasa (jackfruit tree) · ru джекфру́т (jackfruit tree) · as কঁঠাল (the fruit) · mnw ပၞဟ် (the fruit) · ljp lumasa (the fruit) · ca jaquer (jackfruit tree) · fr jaquier (jackfruit tree) · or ପନସ୍ (the fruit) · th ขนุน (jackfruit tree) · nan 芒加 (the fruit) · sa कण्टफल (the fruit) · ru джекфру́т (the fruit) · uk джекфру́т (jackfruit tree) · lg ffene (the fruit) · abs anane (the fruit) · tts หมากมี่ (jackfruit tree) · pa ਕਟਹਲ (the fruit) · my ပိန္နဲပင် (jackfruit tree) · hi कटहल (jackfruit tree) · hu kenyérfa (jackfruit tree) · war langkâ (the fruit)