jaboticaba

[ zhuh-boo-ti-kah-buh ]

/ ʒəˌbu tɪˈkɑ bə /

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noun

an evergreen tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, of the Myrtle family, native to southern Brazil, bearing on the trunk small clusters of edible, grapelike fruit.

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Origin of jaboticaba

1815–25; <Portuguese jabuticaba<Tupi iauoti kaua

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