cupuaçu

See also: cupuaçú, cupu-açu, cupu-açú, and cupú-açú

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Old Tupi *kupu'y
    Proto-Tupian *-at͡ʃu
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu
    Old Tupi -gûasu
    Old Tupi kupu'yûasu
    Nheengatu kupuasúbor.
    Portuguese cupuaçu

    Borrowed from Nheengatu kupuasú, from Old Tupi kupu'yûasu.

    Pronunciation

    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.pu.aˈsu/ [ku.pʊ.aˈsu]

    • Rhymes: -u
    • Hyphenation: cu‧pu‧a‧çu

    Noun

    cupuaçu m (plural cupuaçus) (Brazil)

    1. cupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum, a tree of South America)
      Synonym: cupuaçuzeiro
    2. the fruit of the cupuassu tree, used to make a confectionery similar to chocolate

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → English: cupuassu
    • → Spanish: cupuazú
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