zuurzak

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Dutch

The zuurzak (soursop) fruit

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Etymology

Popular etymology, apparently from zuur (“sour, acidous”) +‎ zak (“sack”), in fact from two mismatched Dravidian words.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzyrzɑk/
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  • Hyphenation: zuur‧zak

Noun

zuurzak m (plural zuurzakken, diminutive zuurzakje n)

  1. (botany) the East Indian tree species Artocarpus integrifolius (chempedak)
    Synonym: tjampedak
  2. (botany) the South American tree species Annona muricata (custard apple; a soursop)
  3. the apple-shaped fruit of either above tropical tree

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Descendants

  • Negerhollands: sizaka, susaka
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: susaka (dated)
  • → Indonesian: sirsak (“soursop, custard apple”)
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