jackfruit
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jackfruit
- /ˈd͡ʒækˌfɹuːt/
- [ˈd͡ʒækˌfɹʷʊu̯t]
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From jack (“jackfruit”), from Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka) / Tamil சக்கை (cakkai), + fruit.
noun jackfruits · jackfruit · jakfruit · jack fruit · jack-fruit
- A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit. 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 fruit from this tree.
The fruit grows on the branches from the axil of the leaves, and attains the size of a cantaloupe melon, but more oval, and generally eight to ten inches long; it has a stalk proportioned to its size, and exactly resembles the jackfruit, which is known to all those who have journeyed to the Indies.
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noun jackfruit tree
| हिन्दी | कटहल kaṭhal |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | mfenesi |
| Português | jaqueira |
| Français | jaquier |
| Deutsch | Jackfruchtbaum |
| Русский | джекфру́т džekfrút |
| Tiếng Việt | mít |
noun the fruit
| Español | yaca, jaca |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 잭프루트 jaekpeuruteu |
| 日本語 | 波羅蜜, ジャックフルーツ jakkufurūtsu |
| 中文 | 菠蘿蜜 /菠萝蜜 bōluómì, 木菠蘿 /木菠萝 mùbōluó, 樹菠蘿 /树菠萝 shùbōluó |
| हिन्दी | कटहल kaṭhal |
| Kiswahili | fenesi |
| Português | jaca |
| Français | jaque |
| Deutsch | Jackfrucht |
| Italiano | giaca, catala |
| Русский | джекфру́т džekfrút |
| Tiếng Việt | trái mít, quả mít, mít |
| العربية | جاكية |
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title = {jackfruit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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