fruta-de-manteiga

Portuguese

Etymology

From fruta (“fruit”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ manteiga (“butter”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌfɾu.tɐ.d͡ʒi.mɐ̃ˈte(j).ɡɐ/ [ˌfɾu.tɐ.d͡ʒi.mɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɡɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌfɾu.tɐ.d͡ʒi.mɐ̃ˈte(j).ɡɐ/ [ˌfɾu.tɐ.d͡ʒi.mɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɡɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌfɾu.ta.de.mɐ̃ˈte(j).ɡa/ [ˌfɾu.ta.de.mɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɡa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌfɾu.tɐ.dɨ.mɐ̃ˈtɐj.ɡɐ/ [ˌfɾu.tɐ.ðɨ.mɐ̃ˈtɐj.ɣɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌfɾu.tɐ.dɨ.mɐ̃ˈtɐj.ɡɐ/ [ˌfɾu.tɐ.ðɨ.mɐ̃ˈtɐj.ɣɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌfɾu.tɐ.dɨ.mɐ̃ˈtej.ɡɐ/ [ˌfɾu.tɐ.ðɨ.mɐ̃ˈtej.ɣɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌfɾu.tɐ.dɨ.mɐ̃ˈtej.ɡɐ/ [ˌfɾu.tɐ.ðɨ.mɐ̃ˈtej.ɣɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌfɾu.tɐ.dɨ.mɐ̃ˈte.ɡɐ/ [ˌfɾu.tɐ.ðɨ.mɐ̃ˈte.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: fru‧ta‧-de‧-man‧tei‧ga

Noun

fruta-de-manteiga f (plural frutas-de-manteiga)

1. (Brazil, botany) Pouteria ramiflora (large Brazilian tree)

   Synonyms: curriola, figo, fruta-de-veado, guacá, joão, joão-de-leite, leitosa

Related terms

• fruta-de-burro
• fruta-de-carrocho
• fruta-de-coruja
• fruta-de-lobo
• fruta-de-macaco
• fruta-de-papagaio

Further reading

• “fruta-de-manteiga”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025