açaí

== English == === Noun === açaí (plural açaís) Alternative spelling of acai. === Anagrams === AACI, AICA == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === açahi, açahy, assahi, assahy (pre-reform spelling) === Etymology === Borrowed from an uncertain Tupi-Guarani language in Northern Brazil, ultimately from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wat͡saʔi. The first mention in 1833 makes it unlikely to be from Nheengatu and no such word has been attested in Old Tupi or Língua Geral Amazônica, despite sources unanimously pointing to this origin. Compare Araweté axaʼɨ, Guajajára waxa'i, Nheengatu wasaí and Urubú-Kaapor wasai. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -i Homophone: Assaí Hyphenation: a‧ça‧í === Noun === açaí m (plural açaís) acai palm (Euterpe oleracea) Synonyms: açaizeiro, juçara, uaçaí acai berry (by extension, uncountable) the puree made with this berry ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: acai, açai, açaí, ⇒ acai berry → French: açaï → Galician: azaí → German: Acai, Açaí, Açai, ⇒ Açaíbeere, Açaí-Beere, Acai-Beere, Acaibeere → Hunsrik: Assaih, ⇒ Assaihpallem → Japanese: アサイー (asaī) → Russian: аса́и (asái) → Spanish: asaí, azaí === References === === Further reading === “açaí”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “açaí”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “açaí”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “açaí”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN