cupuaçu
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
alternative forms
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Nheengatu kupuasú, from Old Tupi kupu'yûasu.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: cu‧pu‧a‧çu
Noun edit
cupuaçu m (plural cupuaçus)(Brazil)
- cupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum, a tree of South America)
- Synonym: cupuaçuzeiro
- the fruit of the cupuassu tree, used to make a confectionery similar to chocolate