dendê

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Portuguese

Harvested dendê fruit transported on a truck
Dendê oil for sale in a street stall in Bahia, Brazil

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu ndénde (“palm tree”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: den‧dê

Noun

dendê m (plural dendês)

  1. the fruit of the African oil palm (dendezeiro, Elaeis guineensis)
    Synonym: (Guinea-Bissau) chabéu
  2. Ellipsis of azeite de dendê, the oil produced with that fruit; palm oil
    Synonym: óleo de palma

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “dendê”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  2. ^ “dendê”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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