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jaboticaba

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A small purple fruit from Brazil with sweet, juicy flesh like a grape

noun
/ˌdʒæbəˈtɪkəˌbɑ/

: jaboticaba

The market stall displayed a basket of fresh jaboticaba alongside other exotic fruits.

Examples

She tasted jaboticaba for the first time while traveling in Brazil and loved its unique flavor.
Jams and liqueurs made from jaboticaba are popular in South American cuisine.
I bought some fresh jaboticaba at the market.
Have you ever tried jaboticaba juice?
Jams and liqueurs made from jaboticaba are popular in South American cuisine.
The market stall displayed a basket of fresh jaboticaba alongside other exotic fruits.
She tasted jaboticaba for the first time while traveling in Brazil and loved its unique flavor.

Synonyms

Myrciaria cauliflora

vsjaboticaba

Specialized

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A small evergreen tropical tree from Brazil with purple grape-like fruit that grows on its trunk and branches

is the sweet juicy fruit produced by that tree, not the plant itself

Compounds

jaboticaba tree

9.9

A small evergreen tree from Brazil with purple grape-like fruit growing on its trunk and branches

Surface Forms

jaboticaba singular

jaboticabas plural

Etymology

Jaboticaba comes from a native Brazilian language (Tupi) and was taken into Portuguese. It refers to a tough-skinned, purple, grape-like fruit from Brazil that grows on the tree's bark, so the name reminds you of a sweet fruit that seems to be stuck to the trunk.