Theobroma grandiflorum
Food for the Gods
Cupuaçu (Wiktionary)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Tupi kupu'yûasu.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.ˌpu.a.ˈsu/
Noun
cupuaçu m (plural cupuaçus)
- Copoasu (Theobroma grandiflorum, a tree of South America)
- Synonym: cupuaçuzeiro
- the fruit of the copoasu tree, used to make a confectionery similar to chocolate
Derived terms
- cupuaçuzeiro
- cupulate
