sapucaia

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English

Alternative forms

sapucaya

Etymology

Portuguese sapucaia.

Noun

sapucaia (plural sapucaias)

A Brazilian tree, the monkey pot (any of several species in the genus Lecythis).

Translations

any of several trees in the genus Lecythis

Portuguese: sapucaia (pt) f

References

“sapucaia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi sapukaîa.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.puˈkaj.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.puˈkaj.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.puˈkaj.ɐ/

Hyphenation: sa‧pu‧cai‧a

Noun

sapucaia f (plural sapucaias)(Brazil)

sapucaia (any of several trees in the genus Lecythis)
(strictly) sapucaia (Lecythis pisonis)

Descendants

→ English: sapucaia, sapucaya

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