abacaxi

See also: abacaxí

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese abacaxi (“pineapple”).

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæ.bə.kəˌʃi/, /ˌæ.bə.kəˈʃi/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

abacaxi (plural abacaxis)

  1. A large Brazilian pineapple.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown.

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

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