pupunha
Portuguese, noun/puˈpũ.ɲɐ/
pupunha is spelled P-U-P-U-N-H-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 83,632nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pupunha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “peach palm (Bactris gasipaes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta do gênero Trithimax e Astrocaryum da família das arecácias, também conhecida como palmeira”.
What does pupunha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepeach palm (Bactris gasipaes)
- 2
femininethe fruit of this tree
- 3
Brazilfeminineminced oath of punheta
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta do gênero Trithimax e Astrocaryum da família das arecácias, também conhecida como palmeira
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 pupunha
- pupunhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pupunha?
- Brazil /puˈpũ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [puˈpũ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /puˈpu.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pupunha in Portuguese?
pupunha appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).