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buriti

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese buriti.

Noun

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buriti (plural buritis)

  1. The moriche palm.

Cebuano

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Etymology

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burit +‎ -i

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bu‧ri‧ti

Verb

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buriti

  1. imperative of burit

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Tupi moretĩ.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bu‧ri‧ti

Noun

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buriti m (plural buritis)

  1. (Brazil) moriche palm (Mauritia flexuosa, a palm of tropical South America)
    Synonym: buritizeiro
  2. (Brazil) the fruit of the moriche palm

References

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