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rolig commented on the word cupuassu
Theobroma grandiflorum. Also known as (in Spanish) cupuasú, copoasú, cacao blanco, and (in Portuguese) cupuaçu, pupu, pupuaçu.
A tree (and its fruit) in the eastern Amazonian rain forest. See description here.
March 13, 2009
reesetee commented on the word cupuassu
Also spelled cupuaçu, rolig?
March 13, 2009
rolig commented on the word cupuassu
Yes, in Brazil. I came across this name in a piece I was editing about indigenous communities in the Brazilian state of Acre. The word was written as cupuaçu, but I wondered if there was an English equivalent. And I found cupuassu on Wikipedia (which I don't usually have much confidence in).
March 14, 2009
reesetee commented on the word cupuassu
Ah, thanks.
March 14, 2009