Word
abacaxi
Phoneticsaba·caxi
Definition
n. a type of large, sweet pineapple grown in South America. It is usually juicier and sweeter than the common pineapples you find in most supermarkets.
n. a variety of large, sweet pineapple, specifically the Ananas comosus variety grown in Brazil and other parts of South America. The term is a loanword from Portuguese, often used in botanical or culinary contexts to distinguish it from common commercial varieties.
Examples
“The market sells fresh abacaxi during the summer months.”
“While traveling through Brazil, we enjoyed fresh abacaxi juice every morning with our breakfast.”
“The chef insisted on using abacaxi instead of standard pineapple to achieve a more delicate sweetness and a less fibrous texture in the tropical dessert.”
Examples
simple
“The market sells fresh abacaxi during the summer months.”
contextual
“While traveling through Brazil, we enjoyed fresh abacaxi juice every morning with our breakfast.”
complex
“The chef insisted on using abacaxi instead of standard pineapple to achieve a more delicate sweetness and a less fibrous texture in the tropical dessert.”
Etymology
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese abacaxi (“pineapple”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.