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abiu

Portuguese, noun/aˈbiw/

abiu is spelled A-B-I-U (4 letters) and appears about once in every 54 million words in written Portuguese, the 205,610th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abiu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “abiu tree (Pouteria caimito)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fruta produzida pelo abieiro”.

What does abiu mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilmasculineabiu tree (Pouteria caimito)

  2. 2

    Brazilmasculinestar apple (Chrysophyllum cainito)

  3. 3

    Brazilmasculineabiu fruit

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. fruta produzida pelo abieiro

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of abiu

  • abius plural
  • abio alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce abiu?

  • Brazil /aˈbiw/
  • Brazil [aˈbiʊ̯]
  • Portugal /ɐˈbiw/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is abiu in Portuguese?

abiu appears about once in every 54 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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