acai

• açai, açaí

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese açaí, possibly borrowed from Araweté axa'ɨ + Guajajára waxa'i + Urubú-Kaapor wasai.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈsaɪ.iː/, /ˌæ.saɪˈiː/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ɑ.sɑˈi/, /ɑ.saɪˈi/, /ˌæs.aɪˈi/, /ə.saɪˈi/

acai (plural acais)

1. Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
2. acai berry, the fruit of these trees, harvested for its juice.

• acai berry

• AACI, AICA

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Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese açaí, possibly borrowed from Araweté axa'ɨ + Guajajára waxa'i + Urubú-Kaapor wasai.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈat͡ʃai̯/ [ˈa.t͡ʃai̯]
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃai̯
• Syllabification: a‧cai

acai (plural acai-acai)

1. (botany) acai: any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe

• “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