acai

== English == === Alternative forms === açai, açaí === Etymology === Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese açaí, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wat͡saʔi. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈsaɪ.iː/, /ˌæ.saɪˈiː/ (US) IPA(key): /ɑ.sɑˈi/, /ɑ.saɪˈi/, /ˌæs.aɪˈi/, /ə.saɪˈi/ === Noun === acai (plural acais) Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe. acai berry, the fruit of these trees, harvested for its juice. ==== Derived terms ==== acai berry ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === AACI, AICA == Indonesian == === Etymology === Internationalism, Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese açaí, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wat͡saʔi. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈat͡ʃai̯/ [ˈa.t͡ʃai̯] Rhymes: -at͡ʃai̯ Syllabification: a‧cai === Noun === acai (plural acai-acai) (botany) acai: any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe === Further reading === “acai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016