different between brazilian vs abacaxi

Romanian

Etymology

Brazilia +? -an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bra.zi.li?an]

Adjective

brazilian m or n (feminine singular brazilian?, masculine plural brazilieni, feminine and neuter plural braziliene)

1. Brazilian

Declension

Noun

brazilian m (plural brazilieni, feminine equivalent brazilianc?)

1. Brazilian

Declension

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese abacaxi (“pineapple”), from Old Tupi ibakatí.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æ.b?.k???i/, /?æ.b?.k???i/

Noun

abacaxi (plural abacaxis)

1. A large Brazilian pineapple.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• abacaxí (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi ibakatí.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.?ba.ka.??i/, IPA^(key): /?.?ba.k?.??i/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?.b?.k?.??i/
• Hyphenation: a?ba?ca?xi

Noun

abacaxi m (plural abacaxis)

1. (Brazil) pineapple (fruit)

   Synonym: ananás (Portugal)

2. (Brazil) pineapple (plant)

   Synonyms: abacaxizeiro (Brazil), ananás (Portugal)

3. (Portugal) a certain fragrant, sweet cultivar of pineapple
4. (Brazil, slang) a difficult situation
5. (Brazil, military slang) pineapple (hand grenade)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:abacaxi.

Derived terms

• descascar um abacaxi
• abacaxizal
• abacaxizeiro

Further reading

• “abacaxi” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913