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araca-boi

/əˌɹɑsə ˈboɪ/

araca-boi noun: the Brazilian guava tree Eugenia stipitata or its fruit. (Compare araca.).

Noun

araca-boi

  1. The Brazilian guava tree Eugenia stipitata or its fruit. (Compare araca.)
    • A few examples of this constantly growing group are araca-boi, acerola, soursop, babaco, and naranjilla among others described in Table 6.1.
    • Araca-boi
    • Araca-boi (Eugenia stipitata) is a yellow skin round fruit with a creamy white pulp.2016, Ray Marsili, Flavor, Fragrance, and Odor Analysis, Second Edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 129

Origin of araca-boi

From Portuguese araça-boi, from Tupian.

Questions about araca-boi

What does araca-boi mean?
Araca-boi means the Brazilian guava tree Eugenia stipitata or its fruit. (Compare araca.).
What part of speech is araca-boi?
Araca-boi is a noun.
How do you pronounce araca-boi?
Araca-boi is pronounced /əˌɹɑsə ˈboɪ/.

Words near araca-boi in the dictionary

  1. Arabsat
  2. Arabtino
  3. Arabtinos
  4. Araby
  5. araca
  6. araca-boi
  7. Aracaju
  8. Aracan
  9. Aracanese
  10. aracanga
  11. aracangas

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