pequi

a pequi, Caryocar brasiliense

Meaning

Noun

  • Any of various trees of the genus Caryocar, a souari.
  • The fruit of such trees, pequi nut.

Origin

  • From Portuguese pequi, from Old Tupi peke'i.

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