aguaje
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Peruvian Spanish aguaje.
Noun
editaguaje (plural aguajes)
- The edible fruit of the moriche palm.
- 2013, Laurie B. Arnold, Hello There, We've Been Waiting for You!:
- Florida and I took off on our search for aguajes. I was determined to fill up our backpack with both fruit and fish and then be the first team to make it back to camp.
Spanish
editNoun
editaguaje m (plural aguajes)
- waterhole, watering hole, watering place (place where wild animals drink)
- Synonyms: aguadero, abrevadero, aguada, bebedero
- spring tide
- water supply
- watering
- (Peru) fruit of the moriche palm
Descendants
edit- → Tagalog: agwahe
Further reading
edit- “aguaje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014