aserola

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish acerola, from Andalusian Arabic azza 'rúra, from Classical Arabic زُعْرُورَة (zuʕrūra), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܥܙܪܪܬܐ (ʿazrārtāʾ). Doublet of aserolo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧se‧ro‧la

Noun

aserola

1. the Barbados cherry (Malpighia emarginata) or its fruit
2. Malpighia glabra, a similar tree with insipid fruit