cupuassu

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English

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Cupuassu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese cupuaçu, from Nheengatu kupuasú, from Old Tupi kupu'yûasu.

Noun

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cupuassu

  1. A tropical fruit tree related to cacao, Thebroma grandiflora, the source of an edible fruit whose seeds can be used like cocoa beans.

Portuguese

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Noun

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cupuassu m (plural cupuassus)

  1. Obsolete spelling of cupuaçu.