cupuassu

== English == === Alternative forms === cupuaçu === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese cupuaçu (formerly spelled cupuassu), from Nheengatu kupuasú, from Old Tupi kupu'yûasu. === Noun === cupuassu A tropical fruit tree related to cacao, Thebroma grandiflora, the source of an edible fruit whose seeds can be used like cocoa beans. == Portuguese == === Noun === cupuassu m (plural cupuassus) obsolete spelling of cupuaçu