abacaxi
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See also: abacaxí
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Portuguese abacaxi (“pineapple”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæ.bə.kəˌʃi/, /ˌæ.bə.kəˈʃi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]abacaxi (plural abacaxis)
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Compare Guaraní avakachi.
Pronunciation
[edit]
Audio (Rio de Janeiro): (file) - Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ca‧xi
Noun
[edit]abacaxi m (plural abacaxis)
- (chiefly Brazil) pineapple (fruit)
- Synonym: (Portugal) ananás
- pineapple (plant)
- Synonyms: (Brazil) abacaxizeiro, (Portugal) ananás
- (Portugal) a certain fragrant, sweet cultivar of pineapple
- (Brazil, slang) a difficult situation
- (Brazil, military slang) pineapple (hand grenade)
Quotations
[edit]For quotations using this term, see Citations:abacaxi.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “abacaxi” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “abacaxi”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
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