breadfruit
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breadfruit
- /ˈbɹɛdfɹuːt/
Where it comes from
Calque of taxonomic name Artocarpus; by surface analysis, bread (calque of ἄρτος (ártos)) + fruit (calque of κᾰρπός (kărpós)).
noun breadfruits · breadfruit
- Any member of the species Artocarpus altilis of evergreen trees, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. On our return we stopped at Mr. Wijeysakera's home, quaffed the juice of King Cocoanut, looked through his extensive grounds, and saw several kinds of palm, the breadfruit-tree, the jackfruit-tree, the nux-vomica-tree, pimento or allspice shrub, nutmeg-tree, pineapples of different varieties.
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The large round fruit of this tree.
Similar: breadfruit tree
Translations
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noun tree
| Español | árbol del pan, panapén |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 빵나무 ppangnamu |
| 日本語 | パンの木 pan no ki |
| 中文 | 麵包樹 /面包树 miànbāoshù |
| Português | fruta-pão |
| Français | arbre à pain, artocarpus, artocarpe |
| Deutsch | Brotfruchtbaum |
| Română | arbore de pâine |
| Русский | хле́бное де́рево xlébnoje dérevo |
| Tiếng Việt | cây sa kê |
| العربية | خُبْزِيَّة ḵubziyya, شَجَرَة الخُبْز |
noun fruit
| Español | fruto del árbol del pan, fruta de pan, buen pan, pana, frutipán |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | パンの木の実 pan no ki no mi |
| 中文 | 麵包果 /面包果 miànbāoguǒ |
| हिन्दी | कटहल kaṭhal |
| Português | fruta-pão |
| Français | fruit à pain |
| Deutsch | Brotfrucht |
| Русский | плод хле́бного де́рева plod xlébnovo déreva |
| Tiếng Việt | quả sa kê, trái sa kê |
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title = {breadfruit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/breadfruit},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
