açaí
Portuguese, noun/a.saˈi/
açaí is spelled A-Ç-A-Í (4 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,965th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Açaí is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “acai palm (Euterpe oleracea)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fruto do açaizeiro”.
What does açaí mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineacai palm (Euterpe oleracea)
- 2
masculineacai berry
- 3
masculinethe puree made with this berry
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fruto do açaizeiro 2. planta da qual se obtem este fruto 3. bebida refrescante feita com o açaí
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 açaí
- açaís plural
- açahi alternative
- açahy alternative
- assahi alternative
- assahy alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce açaí?
- Brazil /a.saˈi/
- Portugal /ɐ.sɐˈi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to açaí
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is açaí in Portuguese?
açaí appears 2.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).