# jaboticaba

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒæbɒtɪˈkɑːbə/

## Definitions
1. The evergreen Brazilian grape tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, a fruit-bearing tree native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
2. Its fruit, purplish-black with a white pulp, which can be eaten raw or used in jellies and drinks.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jaβoti
Old Tupi îaboti
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaβ
Proto-Tupian *-ap
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ?
Old Tupi -a
Old Tupi kaba
Old Tupi îabutikababor.
Brazilian Portuguese jabuticababor.
English jaboticaba
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaboticaba (also spelt jabuticaba), from Old Tupi îabutikaba (“jaboticaba fruit”, literally “jabuti fat”).

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