araca-boi

English

Etymology

From Portuguese araça-boi, from Tupian.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˌɹɑsə ˈboɪ/

Noun

araca-boi

  1. The Brazilian guava tree Eugenia stipitata or its fruit. (Compare araca.)
    • 2016, Ray Marsili, Flavor, Fragrance, and Odor Analysis, Second Edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 129:
      A few examples of this constantly growing group are araca-boi, acerola, soursop, babaco, and naranjilla among others described in Table 6.1.
      Araca-boi
      Araca-boi (Eugenia stipitata) is a yellow skin round fruit with a creamy white pulp.
    • 2016, Sunil Pareek, Postharvest Ripening Physiology of Crops, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 567:
      17.2.13 Araca-Boi Fruit [Eugenia stipitata]
      Araca-boi is a yellow round fruit, about 12 cm in diameter (Franco and Shibamoto, 2000). The fruit has a distinctive acidic flavor.
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