açaí
English edit
Noun edit
açaí (plural açaís)
- Alternative spelling of acai
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Tupi asa'y, ybasa'y (“(fruit that) expels water”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
açaí m (plural açaís)
- acai palm (Euterpe oleracea)
- Synonym: açaizeiro
- acai berry
Descendants edit
- → English: acai, açai, açaí, ⇒ acai berry
- → French: açaï
- → Galician: azaí
- → German: Acai, Açaí, Açai, ⇒ Açaíbeere, Açaí-Beere, Acai-Beere, Acaibeere
- → Hunsrik: Assaih, ⇒ Assaihpallem
- → Japanese: アサイー (asaī)
- → Spanish: asaí, azaí