jaboticaba

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English

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Etymology

    Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaboticaba (also spelt jabuticaba), from Old Tupi îabutikaba (jaboticaba fruit, literally jabuti fat).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /d͡ʒæbɒtɪˈkɑːbə/, enPR: jăbŏtĭkäʹbə
    • Audio (BR):(file)

    Noun

    jaboticaba (plural jaboticabas)

    1. The evergreen Brazilian grape tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, a fruit-bearing tree native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
    2. Its fruit, purplish-black with a white pulp, which can be eaten raw or used in jellies and drinks.
      • 2010, Clare Richards, Tropical Cuisine: Cooking in Clare's Kitchen, Wet Season Press, →ISBN, page 183:
        If you don't have jaboticabas, use red grapes, but make sure they are an old-fashioned seedy, intensely flavoured variety.

    Descendants

    • Japanese: ジャボチカバ (jabochikaba)

    Translations

    Portuguese

    Noun

    jaboticaba f (plural jaboticabas)

    1. Alternative form of jabuticaba