ciriguela
Portuguese, noun
ciriguela is spelled C-I-R-I-G-U-E-L-A (9 letters). Ciriguela is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Spondias purpurea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a diaeresis, cirigüela is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of ciriguela; still used where…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “árvore da família das anacardiáceas, típica das Américas (Central e do Sul), de fruto doce e avermelhado”.
What does ciriguela mean in English?
noun
- 1
BrazilfeminineSpondias purpurea
- 2
Brazilfemininethe fruit of that tree
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of ciriguela; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. árvore da família das anacardiáceas, típica das Américas (Central e do Sul), de fruto doce e avermelhado 2. o fruto desta planta
noun: 1. vide ciriguela
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 ciriguela
- ciriguelas plural
- cirigüela alternative
- serigüela alternative
- seriguela alternative
- siriguela alternative
- ciruela alternative
- cirigüelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).