Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any one of three species of trees belonging to the genus Eugenia, E. uniflora, E. Pitanga, and E. dasyblasta, especially the first named.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida
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Examples
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Buchmann asked her to bring a cold beer for him, a pitanga juice for me.
The Book of Chameleons Jose Eduardo Agualusa 2004
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On their return, I saw for the first time, the pitanga, a berry of which an excellent preserve is made; it grows upon a beautiful shrub, scarcely to be distinguished, either in flower or leaf, from the broad-leaved myrtle; the berry is as large as a filbert, and divided and coloured like the large red love-apple.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 Maria Graham
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In their strangely poetical language, the Tupi Indians, of Brazil, term a child _pitanga_, "suck soul," from _piter_,
The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Alexander F. Chamberlain
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• Beijupirá There are just five candlelit tables inside this Grecianesque pousada where the mainland's signature flattened fish fillets come creatively prepared with pitanga, cashew nuts and other indigenous ingredients.
NYT > Home Page By ANDREAS KOKKINO 2011
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• Beijupirá There are just five candlelit tables inside this Grecianesque pousada where the mainland's signature flattened fish fillets come creatively prepared with pitanga, cashew nuts and other indigenous ingredients.
NYT > Home Page By ANDREAS KOKKINO 2011
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Rarer are the elegant districts that have preserved their allure, like Jardim Europa, with its winding streets and shady pitanga trees.
NYT > Home Page By SIMON ROMERO 2011
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Rarer are the elegant districts that have preserved their allure, like Jardim Europa, with its winding streets and shady pitanga trees.
NYT > Global Home By SIMON ROMERO 2011
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The species name, pitanga, was chosen by Ana Alves and her team at the Departamento de Zoologia,
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This cute orange toadlet, Brachycephalus pitanga, is only about half an inch long (10-14 mm).
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The species name, pitanga, was chosen by Ana Alves and her team at the Departamento de Zoologia,
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