araruta
Portuguese, noun/a.ɾaˈɾu.tɐ/
araruta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea, a large perennial herb of the Caribbean)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta da família das marantáceas”.
What does araruta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininearrowroot (Maranta arundinacea, a large perennial herb of the Caribbean)
- 2
femininearrowroot (starchy substance obtained from arrowroot roots)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta da família das marantáceas 2. agutiguepe
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 araruta
- ararutas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce araruta?
- Brazil /a.ɾaˈɾu.tɐ/
- Portugal /ɐ.ɾɐˈɾu.tɐ/
- Portugal /ɐ.ɾɐ.ˈɾu.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to araruta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is araruta in Portuguese?
araruta appears about once in every 18 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).