kakáu

Nheengatu

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese cacau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈkaw/
• Rhymes: -aw
• Hyphenation: ka‧káu

Noun

kakáu (plural kakáu-itá)

1. cacao tree (Theobroma cacao)

   Synonym: kakáu-iwa

2. cacao fruit

Derived terms

• kakauí
• kakáu-iwa
• kakáu-maniiwa
• kakáu-rana
• kakáu-tuwiri
• kakáu-wirá
• yakaré-kakáu

References

• Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “kakáu”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 362