jaboticaba

ja·bo·ti·ca·ba

jaboticaba

noun

A Brazilian shrub or small tree (Myrciaria cauliflora) cultivated for its edible purplish-black fruits, which are borne directly on the trunk and larger branches.

Origin of jaboticaba

Portuguese from Tupí iauoti kaua having branches tipped with black fruit

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Noun

(plural jaboticabas)

The evergreen Brazilian grape tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, a fruit-bearing tree native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
Its fruit, purplish-black with a white pulp, which can be eaten raw or used in jellies and drinks.

Origin

From Portuguese jaboticaba (also spelt jabuticaba), from Tupian yawoti'kawa (“jaboticaba fruit") or Ã¯apoti'kaba (“fruit in bloom").

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