maracujá

See also: maracuja and Maracuja

Portuguese

maracujá

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi murukuîá. Cognate with Nheengatu murukuyá.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾa.kuˈʒa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾɐ.kuˈʒa/

• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧cu‧já

Noun

maracujá m (plural maracujás)

1. passion flower (any plant in the genus Passiflora)

   Synonym: maracujazeiro

2. passion fruit (fruit of the passion flower)

Descendants

• → English: maracuja
• → German: Maracuja
• → Russian: маракуйя (marakujja)