macadâmia
Portuguese, noun/ma.kaˈdɐ̃.mjɐ/
macadâmia is spelled M-A-C-A-D-Â-M-I-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 89,875th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Macadâmia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “macadamia (Australian tree of the genus Macadamia)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “árvore nativa da região da Austrália, Nova Zelândia e Malásia, perene, pertencente à família Proteaceae e à…”.
What does macadâmia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemacadamia (Australian tree of the genus Macadamia)
- 2
femininemacadamia (the fruit of the macadamia tree)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. árvore nativa da região da Austrália, Nova Zelândia e Malásia, perene, pertencente à família Proteaceae e à subfamília das grevileóideas 2. fruto dessa árvore
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 macadâmia
- macadâmias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce macadâmia?
- Brazil /ma.kaˈdɐ̃.mjɐ/
- Portugal /mɐ.kɐˈdɐ.mjɐ/
- Portugal [mɐ.kɐˈðɐ.mjɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to macadâmia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is macadâmia in Portuguese?
macadâmia 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).