araçá

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi arasá.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾaˈsa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾɐˈsa/

Noun

araçá m (plural araçás)

1. any of a number of Brazilian trees or the pear-like, apple-shaped guava fruits they bear: Psidium cattleyanum or Mosiera guineensis (syn. Psidium araca) or another Psidium, or Eugenia stipitata

Derived terms

• araçazeiro

References

• Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013.