saco-de-gambá

Portuguese

Etymology

From saco +‎ de +‎ gambá, literally “opossum sack”.

Noun

saco-de-gambá m (plural sacos-de-gambá)

1. (Brazil) tree of Guarea macrophylla
2. (Brazil) groundcherry (any plant of the genus Physalis)

   Synonym: fisális

Further reading

• “saco-de-gambá” in Dicionário inFormal.