wasaí

Nheengatu

Alternative forms

• wasái
• asaí (archaic)

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wa.saˈi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: wa‧sa‧i

Noun

wasaí

1. acai (any palm tree of the genus Euterpe)
2. acai berry

   Synonyms: wasaí-iwa, yusara

3. acai juice

   Synonym: wasaí yukisé

Related terms

• wasaí yukisé
• wasaí-iwa
• wasaí-kaapura
• wasaí-kaatingapura
• wasaí-maniiwa
• wasaí-rawa
• wasaí-suikiri
• wasaí-tapurú
• wasaí-tinga
• wasaí-ukapura

 

References

• Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “wasaí”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 816