kakáu

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Nheengatu

Etymology

    Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese cacau.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kaˈkaw/
    • Rhymes: -aw
    • Hyphenation: ka‧káu

    Noun

    kakáu (plural kakáu-itá)

    1. cacao tree (Theobroma cacao)
      Synonym: kakáu-iwa
    2. cacao fruit

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    References

    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “kakáu”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 362
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