abacaxi
See also: abacaxí
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese abacaxi (“pineapple”), from Old Tupi ibakatí.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæ.bə.kəˌʃi/, /ˌæ.bə.kəˈʃi/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun edit
abacaxi (plural abacaxis)
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Tupi ibakatí. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ca‧xi
Noun edit
abacaxi m (plural abacaxis)
- (Brazil) pineapple (fruit)
- Synonym: (Portugal) ananás
- (Brazil) pineapple (plant)
- Synonyms: (Brazil) abacaxizeiro, (Portugal) ananás
- (Portugal) a certain fragrant, sweet cultivar of pineapple
- (Brazil, slang) a difficult situation
- (Brazil, military slang) pineapple (hand grenade)
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:abacaxi.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “abacaxi” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913