açai

EnglishEdit

Açai palms

Alternative formsEdit

acai, açaí

EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese (Brazilian) açaí, from Old Tupi.

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /ˈa.saj/

NounEdit

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Açaí Palm

Wikipedia

açai (plural açais)

Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe
The fruit of these trees, harvested for their juice

TranslationsEdit

South American palms of the genus Euterpe

Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿薩伊, 阿萨伊 (āsàyī)
Finnish: acai-palmu (fi)
French: palmier pinot m, pinot (fr) m, (French Guiana) wasséï m
Japanese: ワカバキャベツヤシ (wakaba kyabetsu yashi)

Portuguese: açaizeiro m
Russian: асаи f, n (asái), евтерпе f, n (jevtɛ́rpɛ), капустная пальма f (kapústnaja pálʹma)
Swahili: mwasaiberi

fruit

Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿薩伊, 阿萨伊 (āsàyī)
Finnish: acai-marja (fi), acai-hedelmä (fi)
French: açaï (fr) m

Japanese: アサイー (asaī), アサイ (asai)
Portuguese: açaí (pt) m
Russian: асаи f, n (asái), евтерпе f, n (jevtɛ́rpɛ)
Swahili: asaiberi

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Translations to be checked

Esperanto açaí
German Kohlpalme f
Hebrew אסאי

Portuguese açaí m
Spanish asaí m

Last modified on 29 January 2014, at 20:54