buriti

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese buriti.

Noun

buriti (plural buritis)

1. The moriche palm.

Cebuano

Etymology

burit +‎ -i

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧ri‧ti

Verb

buriti

1. imperative of burit

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• muruti, muriti, buruti, miriti
• murutim (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi moretĩ.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bu.ɾiˈt͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bu.ɾiˈti/

• Hyphenation: bu‧ri‧ti

Noun

buriti m (plural buritis)

1. (Brazil) moriche palm (Mauritia flexuosa, a palm of tropical South America)

   Synonym: buritizeiro

2. (Brazil) the fruit of the moriche palm

References

• Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida; Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil; São Paulo: 2013: Global.
• D’Abbeville, Claude; Histoire de la mission des pères Capucins en l'isle de Maragnan et terres circonvoisines, p. 221; Paris: 1614: François Huby.