cagaita
Portuguese, noun/kaˈɡaj.tɐ/
cagaita is spelled C-A-G-A-I-T-A (7 letters). Cagaita is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a tropical fruit tree native to South America (Plinia edulis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fruto da cagaiteira, se ingerida em excesso, pode provocar transtornos intestinais; é uma espécie típica do…”.
What does cagaita mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea tropical fruit tree native to South America (Plinia edulis)
- 2
femininethe fruit of this tree
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fruto da cagaiteira, se ingerida em excesso, pode provocar transtornos intestinais; é uma espécie típica do cerrado brasileiro
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 cagaita
- cagaitas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cagaita?
- Brazil /kaˈɡaj.tɐ/
- Brazil [kaˈɡaɪ̯.tɐ]
- Portugal /kɐˈɡaj.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.