jambu
Portuguese, noun/ʒɐ̃ˈbu/
jambu is spelled J-A-M-B-U (5 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 89,875th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jambu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “paracress (Acmella oleracea)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta alimentícia do Brasil e da Índia”.
What does jambu mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculineparacress (Acmella oleracea)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta alimentícia do Brasil e da Índia
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 jambu
- jambus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jambu?
- Brazil /ʒɐ̃ˈbu/
- Portugal /ʒɐ̃ˈbu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jambu in Portuguese?
jambu appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).