Etymology

jaboticaba

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Today it means: The evergreen Brazilian grape tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, a fruit-bearing tree native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Full definition →

Brazilian Portuguese jabuticaba ← Old Tupi îabutikaba
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The story

  1. Old Tupiîaboti
  2. Old Tupikaba
  3. Old Tupiîabutikaba
  4. Brazilian Portuguesejabuticaba
  5. English todayjaboticaba

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaboticaba (also spelt jabuticaba), from Old Tupi îabutikaba (“jaboticaba fruit”, literally “jabuti fat”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.