oiti
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Tupi ûiti.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ojˈt͡ʃi/ [oɪ̯ˈt͡ʃi]
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: oi‧ti
Noun
oiti m (plural oitis)
- (botany) A tree in the species Moquilea tomentosa found in the Northeast Region of Brazil.
- Synonym: oitizeiro
- (botany) the fruit of this tree
Related terms
Further reading
- “oiti”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “oiti”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025