abacaxi

noun

aba·​ca·​xi

¦a-bə-kə-¦shē

plural -s

: a large, sweet pineapple grown especially in Brazil

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese, "pineapple, variety of pineapple," perhaps borrowed from Tupi *ɨβakati, from ɨβa "plant, fruit" + kati "fragrant"

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

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