podosiri

Dutch

Etymology

From Sranan Tongo podosiri, possibly from Aukan apodo sii (“acai”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poː.doːˈsiː.riː/

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• Hyphenation: po‧do‧si‧ri

Noun

podosiri m (uncountable)

1. (chiefly Suriname) acai (the fruit of Euterpe oleracea, consumed as pulp, mousse, or juice)
   • 1990, Romeo Grot, Raj Powpi‎^[1], Paramaribo: Groto Publikasi, →ISBN, page 54:

     ‘Ik heb wat podosiri, roti met vis en saus voor jullie meegebracht. De vis is net vanmorgen gevangen.’

     'I have brought some acai, roti with fish and sauce for you. The fish was caught just this morning.'

   • 2022 March 20, “Uitblijven financiële ondersteuning nekt telers cassave en podosiri [Lack of financial support fatal for cassava and acai growers]”, in De Ware Tijd‎^[2], archived from the original on 6 April 2022:

     Door het veldonderzoek moeten de deelnemers een beter beeld krijgen van de kosten, knelpunten en uitdagingen bij het verwerken van cassave en podosiri.

     The field study is intended to give the participants a better idea of the costs, bottlenecks and challenges involved in processing cassava and acai.

   • 2022 December 10, Stephany Kasketi, “Girls Trip: De beste monteur van Belem is een Surinamer [Girls' trip: Belém's best mechanic is a Surinamese man]”, in Starnieuws‎^[3], retrieved 17 July 2024:

     Waar komt de podosiri cultuur^{[sic – meaning podosiri-cultuur]} van Brazilië eigenlijk vandaan? In alles verwerken ze podosiri, zowel in voeding, snoepgoed, drankjes als cosmetica.

     Where did Brazil's acai culture actually stem from? They incorporate acai in everything, whether in food, sweets, drinks or cosmetics.

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Possibly from Aukan apodo (“Euterpe oleracea”) + siri (“seed”), a partial calque of Aukan apodo sii (“acai”), rebracketed as a (“the”) podosiri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /podoˈsiɾi/, [pʊ̞dʊ̞ˈsiɾi], [pɔ̝dɔ̝ˈsiɾi]
• Hyphenation: po‧do‧si‧ri

Noun

podosiri

1. acai (the fruit of Euterpe oleracea, consumed as pulp, mousse, or juice)
   • 2024, “Ik Zag Twee Beren Broodjes Smeren”, in Smakelijk Eten, performed by Lil Ones and Kenny B:

     Mi syi tu tigri e nyan podosiri / dati ben de wan wonder / A ben de wan wonder, boven wonder / dati den tigri e nyan podosiri / Hihihi / hahaha / Mi tnapu drape èn mi luku den

     I saw two tigers eating acai / it was a miracle / It was a miracle, miraculous / that the tigers were eating acai / Hehehe / hahaha / I stood there and watched them

Descendants

• Dutch: podosiri