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English
Etymology
From Portuguese pitangueira.
Noun
pitangueira (plural pitangueiras)
- A Suriname cherry tree, Eugenia uniflora, native to the east coast of South America.
1821, James Henderson, A History of the Brazil, page 141:The pitangueira, or pitangua tree, is very abundant; peaches are not met with.
1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 421:In the distance, above the crotons, the branches of the mango, ficus, guava, and pitangueira trees in the garden, the sun was turning the sea as blinding white as a sheet of steel.
2021, Maria Margarida Cortez Vieira, Lorenzo Pastrana, José Aguilera, Sustainable Innovation in Food Product Design, page 6:Due to the easy adaptation of pitangueira trees (Eugenia uniflora Linneus), this species is widely distributed in South American countries, and in several states in Brazil.
Portuguese
Etymology
Old Galician-Portuguese -eira Portuguese pitangueira
From pitanga + -eira.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ejɾɐ
- Hyphenation: pi‧tan‧guei‧ra
Noun
pitangueira f (plural pitangueiras)
- Suriname cherry tree