tucuma

• tucumã

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tucumã, from Old Tupi tukuma.

tucuma (countable and uncountable, plural tucumas)

1. A Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum aculeatum) with edible fruit.
2. A fruit from this palm.
   • 1999 April 9, Ben Ratliff, “Record of the Week”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015:

     His [Vinicius Cantuária’s] songs, written in Portuguese (some are composed with Mr. [Arto] Lindsay and Caetano Veloso, and all are translated into English), are as typically internal and love-fixated as the best bossa nova, but rich with allusions to Brazilian food, music and geography. (A Tucuma is a rare Amazonian fruit.)

   • 2010 December 12, Peter Menzel, “Life on a Plate”, in The Times‎^[2], London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 September 2025:

     There are always seasonal treats to be gathered from our land: mangoes, oranges, guavas, mandarins, nuts, and the palm fruits tucuma and acai.

   • 2025 July 31, Lucy Smith, “13 best leave-in conditioners that are deeply hydrating for every hair type”, in The Independent‎^[3], London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 8 August 2025:

     After letting my hair air dry, I loved how the cupuacu, tucuma and Brazil nut oil came together to create a silky soft finish, with my ends feeling as if they had been freshly cut.

• tucum

• “tucuma”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• Astrocaryum aculeatum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia