# acai

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈsaɪ.iː/ · frequency rank #63,401

## Definitions
1. Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
2. acai berry, the fruit of these trees, harvested for its juice.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese açaí, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wat͡saʔi.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/acai