acerola

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UK/as.əˈɹəʊ.lə/US/æs.əˈɹoʊ.lə/

noun

Any tree of species Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and northern South America.

Similar
barbados cherrySurinam cherryWest Indian cherryMalpighia glabra
OriginSpanish acerola →
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Meanings

nounacerola (plural acerolas)

plural acerolas

  1. Any tree of species Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and northern South America.
  2. The fruit of this tree.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries

Similar
barbados cherrySurinam cherryWest Indian cherryMalpighia glabra
Broader
dicotdicotyledonmagnoliopsid

nounacid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C

Similar
barbados cherrysurinam cherryWest Indian cherry
Broader
berry
Also see
barbados cherry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishacerola
  2. Englishacerola

From Spanish acerola. Doublet of azarole.

More words from Spanish

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Translations

Arabic كَرْز هِنْدِيّ
  • كَرْز هِنْدِيّ (karz hindiyy)fruit
Bengali অ্যাসেরোলা
  • অ্যাসেরোলা (êserola)fruit
Catalan acerola
  • acerolafruit
Chinese Mandarin 西印度櫻桃 /西印度樱桃, 阿西羅拉 /阿西罗拉
  • 西印度櫻桃 /西印度樱桃 (Xī-Yìndù yīngtáo)fruit
  • 阿西羅拉 /阿西罗拉 (Āxīluólā)fruit
  • 巴貝多櫻桃 /巴贝多樱桃 (Bābèiduō yīngtáo)fruit
Estonian malpiigiat
  • malpiigiatfruit
Finnish barbadoksenakerola, barbadoskirsikka
  • barbadoksenakerolafruit
  • barbadoskirsikkafruit
French acérola
  • acérolafruit
German Azarolapfel, Azarole
  • Azarolapfelfruit
  • Azarolefruit
Greek ασερόλα
  • ασερόλα (aseróla)fruit
Japanese アセロラ
  • アセロラ (aserora)fruit
Latvian malpīgiju
  • malpīgijufruit
Lithuanian malpigija
  • malpigijafruit
Polish acerola, wiśnia z Barbados
  • acerolafruit
  • wiśnia z Barbadosfruit
  • nadgwiazdka granatolistnafruit
Portuguese acerola
  • acerolafruit
Romanian acerola
  • acerolafruit
Russian ацерола
  • ацерола (acerola)fruit
Spanish acerola, semeruco
  • acerolafruit
  • semerucofruit
  • cerecitafruit
Swedish acerola
  • acerolafruit
Ukrainian ацероли
  • ацероли (aceroly)fruit

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with acerola

MotorolaAngolacolaPensacolaviolalolaOsceolacanolaholaRollagondolanolabolagranolaTortolakolaebolamineolaIolamolaApalachicolagorgonzolaareolapayola
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Cite this entry
APA

acerola. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acerola

MLA

“acerola.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acerola. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acerola,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acerola.

Source: acerola on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.