asaí

Nheengatu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.saˈi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: a‧sa‧í

Noun

asaí (plural asaí-itá)

1. Archaic form of wasaí.

References

• Constantino Tastevin (1922) [1910] “Nomes de plantas e animaes em lingua tupy”, in Revista do Museu Paulista, volume XIII (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Officinas do Diario Official, page 697: “assahi”
• Ermanno Stradelli (1929) “Vocabularios da lingua geral portuguez-nheêngatú e nheêngatú-portuguez”, in Revista do Instituto Historico e Geographico Brasileiro, volume 158 (overall work in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Imprensa Nacional, page 381: “asaí”
• Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “asaí”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 274

Spanish

Alternative forms

• azaí

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese açaí, borrowed from Nheengatu wasaí.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asaˈi/ [a.saˈi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: a‧sa‧í

Noun

asaí m (plural asaís or asaíes)

1. acai palm (Euterpe oleracea)
2. acai berry

Synonyms

• manaca