pequi

See also: Pequi and pequí

English

a pequi, Caryocar brasiliense

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pequi, from Old Tupi peke'i.

Noun

pequi (plural pequis)

Any of various trees of the genus Caryocar, a souari.
- 1836, George Don, A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants‎, volume 1, page 654:
  C. Brasiliénse […] Native of Brazil in the provinces of St. Paul and Minas Geraes, where it is called by inhabitants Pequi. A small tree with a twisted stem.
- 2017, Manuela Carneiro da Cunha, “Traditional people, collectors of diversity”, in Marc Brightman and Jerome Lewis, editors, The Anthropology of Sustainability‎, page 266:
  The Kuikuru of the upper Xingu plants 15 morphotypes of pequi (Caryocar sp.) and recognizes two others: one being the forest “grand father” of all pequis and the other whose seeds are dispersed by animals
The fruit of such trees, pequi nut.
- 1986, Candace Slater, Trail of Miracles‎, page 10:
  When Seu Mariano was occupied, I could count on my next-door neighbor, Manuel Roberto, to tell me about the days when he traveled through the surrounding hills selling the pungent oil of the pequi nut (prized for the distinctive flavor it gives to an otherwise dry and largely tasteless mixture of rice and beans).

Anagrams

Equip., equip, pique, piqué

Catalan

Verb

pequi

first-person singular present subjunctive form of pecar
third-person singular present subjunctive form of pecar
third-person singular imperative form of pecar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi peke'i.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈki/

Hyphenation: pe‧qui

Noun

pequi m (plural pequis)

(Brazil) Caryocar brasiliense, a tree native to the Brazilian cerrado
(Brazil) the fruit of that tree

单词	pequi
释义	pequi See also: Pequi and pequí English a pequi, Caryocar brasiliense Etymology Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pequi, from Old Tupi peke'i. Noun pequi (plural pequis) Any of various trees of the genus Caryocar, a souari. 1836, George Don, A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants‎, volume 1, page 654: C. Brasiliénse […] Native of Brazil in the provinces of St. Paul and Minas Geraes, where it is called by inhabitants Pequi. A small tree with a twisted stem. 2017, Manuela Carneiro da Cunha, “Traditional people, collectors of diversity”, in Marc Brightman and Jerome Lewis, editors, The Anthropology of Sustainability‎, page 266: The Kuikuru of the upper Xingu plants 15 morphotypes of pequi (Caryocar sp.) and recognizes two others: one being the forest “grand father” of all pequis and the other whose seeds are dispersed by animals The fruit of such trees, pequi nut. 1986, Candace Slater, Trail of Miracles‎, page 10: When Seu Mariano was occupied, I could count on my next-door neighbor, Manuel Roberto, to tell me about the days when he traveled through the surrounding hills selling the pungent oil of the pequi nut (prized for the distinctive flavor it gives to an otherwise dry and largely tasteless mixture of rice and beans). Anagrams Equip., equip, pique, piqué Catalan Verb pequi first-person singular present subjunctive form of pecar third-person singular present subjunctive form of pecar third-person singular imperative form of pecar Portuguese Etymology Borrowed from Old Tupi peke'i. Pronunciation (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈki/ Hyphenation: pe‧qui Noun pequi m (plural pequis) (Brazil) Caryocar brasiliense, a tree native to the Brazilian cerrado (Brazil) the fruit of that tree
随便看	saldiamo saldiamoci saldiate saldid Saldidae saldids saldie saldie kartupeļi saldiem saldie pipari Saldieren saldieren Saldierna Saldiernas saldina saldini saldiniet saldino saldinot saldinošs saldinu saldinādama saldinādamas saldinādami saldinādams