awakaxí

Nheengatu

Alternative forms

  • abakaxí

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Portuguese abacaxi.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /awakaˈʃi/
    • Rhymes: -i
    • Hyphenation: a‧wa‧ka‧xí

    Noun

    awakaxí (plural awakaxí-itá) (obsolete)

    1. pineapple plant (Ananas comosus)
      Synonym: naná

    References

    1. ^ Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “awakaxí”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 282
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