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massaranduba

/ˌmæ.sə.ɹænˈduː.bə/ UK
/ˌmæ.sə.ɹænˈdu.bə/ US

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Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese massaranduba, from Old Tupi masarandyba.

noun massarandubas

A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, native to South America which produces edible fruit. The famous polo de vaca, or "cow-tree" of South America, called massaranduba by the natives, belongs to the natural order of the Atrocarpads, which, by what might appear a curious coincidence, includes also the celebrated bread-fruit.
Similar: ausubo, balata, bulletwood, bully tree, cow-tree

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@misc{massaranduba_2026,
  title = {massaranduba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/massaranduba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}