jack
- noun
- /dʒæk/
- Indian
- The jack is a large tropical fruit that is sweet and often used in desserts.
Examples
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In many Asian countries, jack is a popular ingredient in both savory and sweet dishes.
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She made a delicious curry with jackfruit and coconut milk for dinner.
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Although I ordered cheddar, not pepper jack.
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I went with the turkey bacon, pepper jack cheese, and spinach!
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This burger has double bacon, cheddar and pepper jack cheese, onion ring, and spicy mayo.
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Humming happily, Dad created his pasta with ingredients from the refrigerator: a little zucchini, tin onion, and some chunks of jack cheese.
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Nowadays, every corner beanery puts a meatball on a finger roll with pepper jack and "chipotle" (urgh!) mayo and calls it a slider.
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Synonyms
A large fruit with rough green skin and sweet yellow flesh, or the tree that grows it
A very large tropical fruit like breadfruit with sweet soft inside and edible seeds
Idioms
Compounds
The national flag of the United Kingdom showing the crosses of England, Scotland, and Ireland
- Informal
A person who can do many different jobs fairly well but is not an expert
A person who killed several women in London in the late 1800s and was never identified
A toy figure with moving arms and legs that moves up and down when you pull its strings
- US
A medium pine tree with two yellow-green needles on each branch and rough scaly bark
- Specialized
A hand tool with a long flat bottom for smoothing and shaping wood before finishing
- Archaic
A surprising thing that seems to come by luck, not skill, like a small toy in a snack box
- Specialized
A large silver fish that lives near the coast in warm seas and fights hard when caught
- Jargon
Card game where players score points by taking the highest card, the lowest card, the jack, or most cards
- Specialized
A large strong fish people catch for sport in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
A large poisonous mushroom with orange caps that grows in tight groups and gills that glow in the dark
- Specialized
A tool that lifts heavy things by turning a screw, often used to raise a car
A simple card game for two players where one player tries to win all the other player's cards
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Jack for the big tropical fruit comes from the South Asian name chakka, which came into English by way of Portuguese jaca, so the English name is the fruit's local name from India and nearby countries.