jackfruit

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English

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Etymology

From Portuguese jaca (jackfruit), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka) / Tamil சக்கை (cakkai).

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Noun

jackfruit (plural jackfruits or jackfruit)

  1. A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
  2. The large fruit from this tree.

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Noun

jackfruit m (plural jackfruits)

  1. jackfruit