acai berry

acai berry

English

A bottle of acai oil near some acai berries.

Alternative forms

• açai berry, açaí berry

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese açaí (from Old Tupi) + berry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.saˈiː.ˈbɛɹi/

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Noun

acai berry (plural acai berries)

1. A fruit that grows on the Brazilian wild palmberry tree, Euterpe olearacea, used for nutritive support as an antioxidant. It is similar in size to a grape.

Translations

fruit

Chinese: Mandarin: 巴西莓 Esperanto: asaio Finnish: acai-marja, acai-hedelmä French: açaï (fr) m German: Açaíbeere f Japanese: アサイー (asaī) Korean: 아사이베리 (asaiberi)

Further reading

• acai berry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Euterpe oleracea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies