sapucaia
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A nut from a tropical South American tree that you can eat and use for oil
- noun
- UK
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nuez de sapucaia
- The market sold fresh sapucaia alongside other tropical nuts and fruits.
Examples
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He enjoyed the rich flavor of sapucaia in traditional Brazilian desserts.
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She roasted a handful of sapucaia to eat with coffee after lunch.
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The sapucaia nut is delicious and nutritious.
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I bought some sapucaias at the local market.
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She roasted a handful of sapucaia to eat with coffee after lunch.
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The market sold fresh sapucaia alongside other tropical nuts and fruits.
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He enjoyed the rich flavor of sapucaia in traditional Brazilian desserts.
Synonyms
9.9
A large edible seed from a South American tree used for food or oil
is the specific edible nut produced by one South American tree
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sapucaia also means the edible nut or seed from that tree, taking its name from the same Tupi word for the tree and its cup-like fruit. That's why the nut is called sapucaia — it is the seed kept safe inside the hard 'cup' of the fruit.