aguaí
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom awa'í (“dry fruit”), of Tupi-Guarani origin. Compare Kaiwá agwai (“bad fruit”) and Mbyá Guaraní aguai.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: a‧gua‧í
Noun
editaguaí m (plural aguaís)
- (Brazil) any tree in the genus Chrysophyllum
- (Brazil) the fruit of this tree
Synonyms
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editFurther reading
edit- “aguaí”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “aguaí”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
- “aguaí”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024