araca

Meaning

Noun

Any of a number of Brazilian trees or the pear-like, apple-shaped guava fruits they bear: Psidium cattleyanum (species) or Mosiera guineensis (species) (syn. Psidium araca) or another Psidium, or Eugenia stipitata (species).

Origin

Old Tupi arasá, probably via Portuguese araçá.

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