manaca

manaca

See also: manacá, Manacá, and manacã

English

Etymology

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Old Tupi manakábor.
Portuguese manacábor.
English manaca

    Borrowed from Portuguese manacá, borrowed from Old Tupi manaká.

    Noun

    manaca (uncountable)

    1. A plant of the species Brunfelsia uniflora.
      • 1892, George S. Davis, The Pharmacology of the Newer Materia Medica:
        Not having the manaca with me we agreed to continue the quinine and morphine until next day, when I was to return and place him on that remedy.

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    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /maˈnaka/ [maˈna.ka]
    • Rhymes: -aka
    • Syllabification: ma‧na‧ca

    Noun

    manaca m (plural manacas) (Venezuela)

    1. acai palm (Euterpe oleracea)
      Synonym: asaí
    2. acai berry
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