jurubeba
Portuguese, noun/ʒu.ɾuˈbɛ.bɐ/
jurubeba is spelled J-U-R-U-B-E-B-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese, the 103,739th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jurubeba is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “plant of the species Solanum paniculatum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta da espécie Solanum paniculatum, da família solanácea, nativa da América do Sul, de sabor amargo, usada…”.
What does jurubeba mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineplant of the species Solanum paniculatum
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta da espécie Solanum paniculatum, da família solanácea, nativa da América do Sul, de sabor amargo, usada na medicina popular para tratar problemas digestivos e hepáticos 2. fruto dessa planta, usado em conserva ou no preparo de bebidas alcoólicas
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 jurubeba
- jurubebas plural
- juribeda alternative
- jupeba alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jurubeba?
- Brazil /ʒu.ɾuˈbɛ.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jurubeba in Portuguese?
jurubeba appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).