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pitanga

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Portuguese pitanga, from Old Tupi pytanga.

Noun edit

pitanga (plural pitangas)

  1. A Eugenia uniflora tree or its fruit.
    • 1905, Natal Agriculture Journal, page 445:
      The first maggots were found in pitangas (Brazilian cherries) on the third day after our arrival, but the quantity was of no value, and it was impossible to say whether they were parisitized.
    • 1960, Ann M. Perry, Dooryard Supermarket in the Tropics & Subtropics: Its Development and Instructions for Fabrication and Use of Its Products:
      Immature pitangas have a disagreeable resinous taste. […] The Surinam cherry is essentially a dessert fruit. The fresh fruits are eaten out of hand or made into jellies, jams, sherbert, sauce and beverages.

Synonyms edit

Portuguese edit

 
Pitangas no galho.

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Tupi pytanga, ellipsis of 'ybapytanga.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pitanga f (plural pitangas)

  1. (Brazil) Surinam cherry (fruit of the Eugenia uniflora tree)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • → English: pitanga
  • → Hunsrik: Pitange, Pitangebaam

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /piˈtanɡa/ [piˈt̪ãŋ.ɡa]
  • Rhymes: -anɡa
  • Syllabification: pi‧tan‧ga

Noun edit

pitanga f (plural pitangas)

  1. pitanga
    Synonym: ñangapirí

Further reading edit

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