"acai berry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /a.saˈiː.ˈbɛɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acai berry.wav [Southern-England] Forms: acai berries [plural]
Etymology: From Brazilian Portuguese açaí (from Old Tupi) + berry. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt-BR|açaí}} Brazilian Portuguese açaí, {{der|en|tpw|-}} Old Tupi, {{m|en|berry}} berry Head templates: {{en-noun}} acai berry (plural acai berries)
  1. A fruit that grows on the Brazilian wild palmberry tree, Euterpe olearacea, used for nutritive support as an antioxidant. It is similar in size to a grape. Categories (lifeform): Palm trees Synonyms: açai berry, açaí berry Translations (fruit): 巴西莓 (bāxīméi) (Chinese Mandarin), asaio (Esperanto), acai-marja (Finnish), acai-hedelmä (Finnish), açaï [masculine] (French), Açaíbeere [feminine] (German), アサイー (asaī) (Japanese), 아사이베리 (asaiberi) (Korean), açaí [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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