zuurzak
Dutch
The zuurzak (soursop) fruit
Alternative forms
- soorsak (obsolete, in the South American sense)
- suursak (obsolete)
Etymology
Popular etymology, apparently from zuur (“sour, acidous”) + zak (“sack”), in fact from two mismatched Dravidian words.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzyrzɑk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: zuur‧zak
Noun
zuurzak m (plural zuurzakken, diminutive zuurzakje n)
- (botany) The East Indian tree species Artocarpus integrifolius (soursop)
- (botany) The South American tree species Annona muricata (custard apple)
- The apple-shaped fruit of either above tropical tree
Synonyms
- (South American tree and fruit): flesappel (obsolete spelling fleschappel)
Derived terms
- zuurzakboom (both above tree species)