"pitomba" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pitombas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese pitomba, from Old Tupi pitomba. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|pt|pitomba}} Borrowed from Portuguese pitomba, {{der|en|tpw|pitomba}} Old Tupi pitomba Head templates: {{en-noun}} pitomba (plural pitombas)
  1. Talisia esculenta, a South American tree.
    Sense id: en-pitomba-en-noun-1K6WGwIq Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations, Fruits, Soapberry family plants Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 42 5 20 32 Disambiguation of Fruits: 17 27 23 33 Disambiguation of Soapberry family plants: 31 11 27 31
  2. The sweetish-sour brown-skinned fruit of Talisia esculenta.
    Sense id: en-pitomba-en-noun-BFLkM5kE Categories (other): Fruits, Soapberry family plants Disambiguation of Fruits: 17 27 23 33 Disambiguation of Soapberry family plants: 31 11 27 31
  3. Eugenia luschnathiana, an evergreen shrub of Brazil.
    Sense id: en-pitomba-en-noun-EuBXLisR Categories (other): Fruits, Soapberry family plants Disambiguation of Fruits: 17 27 23 33 Disambiguation of Soapberry family plants: 31 11 27 31
  4. The globose orange-yellow berry of Eugenia luschnathiana. Translations (Translations): گاوچشم (Persian), pitomba (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-pitomba-en-noun-oyirK9ts Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Persian translations, Fruits, Myrtle family plants, Soapberry family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 3 35 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 5 35 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 25 7 26 42 Disambiguation of Fruits: 17 27 23 33 Disambiguation of Myrtle family plants: 27 9 28 36 Disambiguation of Soapberry family plants: 31 11 27 31 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 14 0 33 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pitombeira

Inflected forms

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