tucuma
tucuma noun: a Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum aculeatum) with edible fruit.
Noun
tucuma (countable and uncountable, plural tucumas)
- A Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum aculeatum) with edible fruit.
- A fruit from this palm.
- His [Vinicius Cantuária’s] songs, written in Portuguese (some are composed with Mr. [Arto] Lindsay and Caetano Veloso, and all are translated into English), are as typically internal and love-fixated as the best bossa nova, but rich with allusions to Brazilian food, music and geography. (A Tucuma...1999 April 9, Ben Ratliff, “Record of the Week”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015
- There are always seasonal treats to be gathered from our land: mangoes, oranges, guavas, mandarins, nuts, and the palm fruits tucuma and acai.2010 December 12, Peter Menzel, “Life on a Plate”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2025
Forms of tucuma
| plural | tucumas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | tucumã |
Origin of tucuma
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tucumã, from Old Tupi tukuma.
Questions about tucuma
- What does tucuma mean?
- Tucuma means a Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum aculeatum) with edible fruit.
- What part of speech is tucuma?
- Tucuma is a noun.
- What is the plural of tucuma?
- The plural of tucuma is tucumas.
Words near tucuma in the dictionary
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