abacaxi

See also: abacaxí

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese abacaxi (“pineapple”), from Old Tupi ibakatí.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.bə.kəˌʃi/, /ˌæ.bə.kəˈʃi/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Noun

abacaxi (plural abacaxis)

1. A large Brazilian pineapple.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• abacaxí, abacachi (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi ibakatí (literally “prickly fruit”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ba.kaˈʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐ.kɐˈʃi/ [ɐ.βɐ.kɐˈʃi]

• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ca‧xi

Noun

abacaxi m (plural abacaxis)

1. (Brazil) pineapple (fruit)

   Synonym: (Portugal) ananás

2. (Brazil) pineapple (plant)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) abacaxizeiro, (Portugal) ananás

3. (Portugal) a certain fragrant, sweet cultivar of pineapple
4. (Brazil, slang) a difficult situation
5. (Brazil, military slang) pineapple (hand grenade)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:abacaxi.

Derived terms

• descascar um abacaxi
• abacaxizal
• abacaxizeiro

Further reading

• “abacaxi” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913