abiú

Nheengatu

Etymology

Inherited from Old Tupi amyîu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abiˈu/
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: a‧bi‧ú

Noun

abiú (plural abiú-itá)

1. abiu tree (Pouteria caimito)

   Synonym: abiú-iwa

2. abiu fruit

Related terms

• abiuí
• abiú-iwa
• abiú-kaapura
• abiú-maniiwa
• abiú-rana
• abiú-suikiri
• abiú-tawá
• abiú-turusú

Descendants

• → Brazilian Portuguese: abiu, abio
  • → English: abiu
  • → Hunsrik: Abiu

References

• Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “abiú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 220