jackfruit

See also: jack fruit and jack-fruit

English

Etymology

From Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka).

Noun

jackfruit (plural jackfruits)

  1. A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
  2. The large fruit from this tree.

Synonyms
  • (fruit): jack (obsolete)
  • (tree): jackfruit tree

Translations
  • Jackfruit tree with fruit

Spanish

Noun

jackfruit m (plural jackfruits)

  1. jackfruit
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