abiu

See also: Abiu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese abiu, borrowed from Nheengatu abiú, from Old Tupi amyîu.

Noun

abiu (plural abius)

1. A South American tropical fruit tree, Pouteria caimito.
2. The fruit of this tree.

Translations

tree

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 加蜜蛋黃果 / 加蜜蛋黄果 (jiāmìdànhuángguǒ), 黃金果 / 黄金果 (huángjīnguǒ), 黃晶果 / 黄晶果 (huángjīngguǒ), 雅美果 (yǎměiguǒ), 亞美果 / 亚美果 (yàměiguǒ)

• Finnish: abiu
• Portuguese: abiu (pt) m
• Quechua: awinakina
• Romanian: abiu (ro) m
• Spanish: caimito (es) m

Anagrams

• Abui

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• abio

Etymology

Borrowed from Nheengatu abiú, from Old Tupi amyîu. The change in stress is possibly a spelling pronunciation, as both the Indigenous terms are oxytone.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbiw/ [aˈbiʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbiw/ [ɐˈβiw]

• Rhymes: -iw
• Hyphenation: a‧biu

Noun

abiu m (plural abius) (Brazil)

1. abiu tree (Pouteria caimito)

   Synonym: abieiro

2. star apple (Chrysophyllum cainito)

   Synonyms: abieiro, caimito

3. abiu fruit

Descendants

• → English: abiu
• → Hunsrik: Abiu