wasaí

== Nheengatu == === Alternative forms === wasái asaí (archaic) === Etymology === First attested in 1853, of uncertain origin. Possibly a borrowing from another Tupi-Guarani language, ultimately from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wat͡saʔi. The expected forms *ûasa'i or *asa'i are not attested in Old Tupi, despite many authors claiming this etymology. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wasaˈi/ Rhymes: -i Hyphenation: wa‧sa‧í === Noun === wasaí (plural wasaí-itá) acai (any palm tree of the genus Euterpe) Synonyms: wasaí-iwa, yusara acai berry acai juice Synonym: wasaí yukisé ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “wasaí”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 816